Private Hell 36

Infobox_Film
name = Private Hell 36


caption = Theatrical Poster
director = Don Siegel
producer = Collier Young
writer = Collier Young
Ida Lupino
starring = Ida Lupino
Steve Cochran
Howard Duff
music = Leith Stevens
cinematography = Burnett Guffey
editing = Stanford Tischler
distributor = The Filmakers
released = September 3, 1954 (U.S.A.)
runtime = 81 minutes
country = United States
language = English
amg_id = 1:39304
imdb_id = 0047370|

"Private Hell 36" (1954) is a black-and-white film noir, directed by Don Siegel. It features Ida Lupino, Steve Cochran, Howard Duff, among others. [imdb title|id=0047370|title=Private Hell 36.]

The picture was one of the last feature-length efforts by Filmmakers, a company created by producer Collier Young and his star and then-wife Ida Lupino.

Plot

Two L.A. detectives Cal Bruner (Steve Cochran) and Jack Farnham (Howard Duff) get in over their heads when they decide to split up thousands of dollars they found on a recently killed counterfeiter. To make matters worse, they are assigned by their police captain to look for the missing cash. Things get even worse when one cop gets romantically involved with a money-hungry nightclub singer.

When Farnham decides to turn honest and hand the money over to his superiors, the other cop decides to take it all.

Background

The racetrack scenes in the film were shot at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California.

Cast

* Ida Lupino as Lilli Marlowe
* Steve Cochran as Cal Bruner
* Howard Duff as Jack Farnham
* Dean Jagger as Capt. Michaels
* Dorothy Malone as Francey Farnham
* Bridget Duff as Bridget Farnham
* Jerry Hausner as Hausner, Nightclub Owner
* Dabbs Greer as Sam Marvin, bartender
* Chris O'Brien as Coroner
* Kenneth Patterson as Detective Lieutenant Lubin (as Ken Patterson)
* George Dockstader as Fugitive
* Jimmy Hawkins as Delivery Boy

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