Private Hell 36

Private Hell 36
Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Don Siegel
Produced by	Collier Young
Written by	Collier Young Ida Lupino
Starring	Ida Lupino Steve Cochran Howard Duff
Music by	Leith Stevens
Cinematography	Burnett Guffey
Editing by	Stanford Tischler
Distributed by	The Filmakers
Release date(s)	September 3, 1954 (U.S.A.)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[1]

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

See also

• List of American films of 1954

References

External links

• Private Hell 36 at the Internet Movie Database.
• Private Hell 36 at AllRovi.
• Private Hell 36 at the TCM Movie Database.