Shoot to Kill (1947)
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The stars of Shoot to Kill are Douglas Blackley and Susan Walters, both of whom later changed their professional names to, respectively, Robert Kent and Luana Walters. Blackley is a gangster who is framed by crooked DA Edmund MacDonald. Walters, Blackley's wife, secures a job as MacDonald's assistant, the better to find the proof of the DA's dishonesty. Reporter Russell Wade helps Walters expose MacDonald, falling in love with her along the way. The film is related in flashback by Walters, who lies hovering between life and death in a hospital bed. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Russell Wade, Susan Walters, (more)
- Director(s):
- William A. Berke
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Shoot to Kill
The stars of Shoot to Kill are Douglas Blackley and Susan Walters, both of whom later changed their professional names to, respectively, Robert Kent and Luana Walters. Blackley is a gangster who is framed by crooked DA Edmund MacDonald. Walters, Blackley's wife, secures a job as MacDonald's assistant, the better to find the proof of the DA's dishonesty. Reporter Russell Wade helps Walters expose MacDonald, falling in love with her along the way. The film is related in flashback by Walters, who lies hovering between life and death in a hospital bed. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 64 mins
Complete Cast of Shoot to Kill
- Russell Wade - George Mitchell
- Edmund MacDonald - Lawrence Dale
- Vince Barnett - Charlie Gill
- Charles Trowbridge - John Forsythe
- Harry V. Cheshire - Mike Blake
- Joe Devlin - Smokey
- Frank O'Connor - Clem
- Ted Hecht - Al Collins
- Susan Walters - Marian Langdon
- Douglas Blackley - Dixie Logan
- Nestor Paiva - Gus Miller
- Harry Brown - Jim Forman
- Robert Riordan - Ed Carter
- Eddie Foster - Bingo
- Gene Rodgers - Piano Player
- Sammy Stein - Blackie
- Director(s):
- William A. Berke
- Writer(s):
- Edwin V. Westrate
- Producer(s):
- William A. Berke
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