Hit and Run (1957 film)
Hit and Run is a 1957 American drama film noir directed by Hugo Haas starring Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, and Vince Edwards.
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| Directed by | Hugo Haas |
| Produced by | Hugo Haas |
| Written by | Herbert O. Phillips Hugo Haas |
| Starring | Cleo Moore Hugo Haas Vince Edwards |
| Music by | Franz Steininger |
| Cinematography | Walter Strenge |
| Edited by | Stefan Arnsten |
Production company | Hugo Haas Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The movie was Moore's final film appearance. She gained popularity earlier in the 1950s in B-movie film noirs released by Columbia Pictures, for which Moore was a contract player.
Plot
Gus Hilmer, a moneyed garage and junkyard owner, falls in love with and marries a showgirl named Julie who is many years younger than himself. This causes tension between Hilmer and Frankie, a young auto mechanic whom he has befriended.
Julie begins a romantic affair with Frankie and then plots with him to get rid of her husband. On a dark, remote road, Frankie runs down Gus with a car, killing him. He and Julie are free to be together and run the garage, or at least they think they are until Gus's twin brother turns up.
Cast
- Cleo Moore as Julie Hilmer
- Hugo Haas as Gus Hilmer/Twin Brother
- Vince Edwards as Frank
- Dolores Reed as Miranda
- Mara Lea as Anita (Credited as Mari Lea)
- Pat Goldin as Undertaker
- John Zaremba as Doctor
- Robert Cassidy as Sheriff
- Carl Milletaire as Lawyer
- Dick Paxton as Waiter
- Julie Mitchum as Circus Girl
- Steve Mitchell as Bartender
- Jan Englund as Clara
- Ella Mae Morse as Singer
Production notes
John Zaremba, who played the doctor, would play hospital administrator Dr. Jensen on Ben Casey four years later, starring Vince Edwards.