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Hell Bound
Hell Bound
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William J. Hole, Jr.
Screenplay by	Richard H. Landau
Story by	Richard H. Landau; Arthur E. Orloff
Produced by	Howard W. Koch
Starring	John Russell; June Blair; Stuart Whitman; Margo Woode; George E. Mather
Cinematography	Carl E. Guthrie
Edited by	John A. Bushelman
Music by	Les Baxter
Production; company	Bel-Air Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	October 1957;
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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The film's climax was filmed with a backdrop of scrapped streetcars in Los Angeles

Hell Bound is a 1957 American crime film directed by William J. Hole Jr. and written by Richard H. Landau. The film stars John Russell, June Blair, Stuart Whitman, Margo Woode and George E. Mather. The film was released in October 1957, by United Artists.^[1]^[2]

Plot

A Los Angeles criminal plots the robbery of a ship carrying $2 million worth of surplus narcotics left over from World War II. His plan goes awry when his backer's girlfriend, drafted into a key role in the plan to keep an eye on the bigwig's up-front investment, falls for an ambulance attendant who is an unsuspecting pawn in the scheme.

The climax was filmed at Terminal Island, where hundreds of obsolete "Red Car" inter-urban electric trolleys were stacked awaiting scrapping.

Cast

John Russell as Jordan
June Blair as Paula
Stuart Whitman as Eddie Mason
Margo Woode as Jan
George E. Mather as Stanley Thomas
Stanley Adams as Herbert Fay, Jr.
Frank Fenton as Harry Quantro
Dehl Berti as Daddy

References

^ "Hell Bound (1957) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
^ "Hell Bound". TV Guide. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

External links

Hell Bound at IMDb

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[1] "Hell Bound (1957) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

[2] "Hell Bound". TV Guide. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

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+'''''Hell Bound''''' is a 1957 [[US|American]] [[crime film]] directed by [[William J. Hole Jr.]] and written by Richard H. Landau. The film stars [[John Russell (actor)|John Russell]], [[June Blair]], [[Stuart Whitman]], [[Margo Woode]] and George E. Mather. The film was released in October 1957, by [[United Artists]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/77674/Hell-Bound/|title=Hell Bound (1957) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|accessdate=October 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/hell-bound/125783|title=Hell Bound|work=TV Guide|accessdate=October 26, 2014}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
+A Los Angeles criminal plots the robbery of a ship carrying $2 million worth of surplus narcotics left over from World War II. His plan goes awry when his backer's girlfriend, drafted into a key role in the plan to keep an eye on the bigwig's up-front investment, falls for an ambulance attendant who is an unsuspecting pawn in the scheme.
-{{Empty section|date=October 2014}}
+The climax was filmed at [[Terminal Island]], where hundreds of obsolete "Red Car" inter-urban electric trolleys were stacked awaiting scrapping.
-== Cast ==
+==Cast==
+{{castlist|
 *[[John Russell (actor)|John Russell]] as Jordan
 *[[June Blair]] as Paula
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 *[[Margo Woode]] as Jan
 *George E. Mather as Stanley Thomas
-*[[Stanley Adams (actor)|Stanley Adams]] as Herbert Fay Jr.
+*[[Stanley Adams (actor)|Stanley Adams]] as Herbert Fay, Jr.
 *[[Frank Fenton (actor)|Frank Fenton]] as Harry Quantro
-*Gene O'Donnell as Purser
+*[[Dehl Berti]] as Daddy
+}}
-*Virginia De Lee as Stripteaser
-*[[Dehl Berti]] as Daddy
-== References ==
+==References==
 {{reflist}}
-== External links ==
+==External links==
 * {{IMDb title|0050495|Hell Bound}}
 [[Category:1957 films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
+[[Category:Film noir]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
 [[Category:United Artists films]]
 [[Category:American crime films]]
-[[Category:1950s crime films]]
+[[Category:1957 crime films]]
+[[Category:1950s English-language films]]
+[[Category:1950s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language crime films]]
+{{1950s-crime-film-stub}}
+{{1950s-US-film-stub}}