"There's more than one way to kill a man!"

1964

1h 33m

6.9(191 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Overview

A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.

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Cast & Crew

22 members

Acting

Lee Marvin

Charlie Strom

Acting

Angie Dickinson

Sheila Farr

Acting

John Cassavetes

Johnny North

Acting

Clu Gulager

Lee

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Claude Akins

Earl Sylvester

Acting

Norman Fell

Mickey Farmer

Acting

Ronald Reagan

Jack Browning

Acting

Virginia Christine

Miss Watson

Acting

Don Haggerty

Mail Truck Driver

Acting

Robert Phillips

George

Acting

Kathleen O'Malley

Receptionist

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Ted Jacques

Gym Assistant

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Irvin Mosley Jr.

Mail Truck Guard

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Jimmy Joyce

Salesman

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Davis Roberts

Maître D'

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Hall Brock

Race Marshal

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Burt Mustin

Elderly Man

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Peter Hobbs

Instructor

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Tyler McVey

Steward

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Seymour Cassel

Postal Clerk

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Scott Hale

Hotel Clerk

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Cosmo Sardo

Club Patron (uncredited)

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