Paid to Kill

Paid to Kill

Paid to Kill

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Paid to Kill

""I'm the guy who paid to kill... himself!""

1954

1h 15m

5.9(19 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

A man pays a hitman to kill him. Circumstances change and he tries to call off the hit but he has trouble getting the deal killed.

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Production Companies

Hammer Film Productions

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

18 members

Acting

Dane Clark

James Nevill

Dane Clark

Acting

Cecile Chevreau

Joan Peterson

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Acting

Paul Carpenter

Paul Kirby

Paul Carpenter

Acting

Thea Gregory

Andrea Nevill

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Acting

Anthony Forwood

Glanville

Anthony Forwood

Acting

Howard Marion-Crawford

McGowan (as Howard Marion Crawford)

Howard Marion-Crawford

Acting

Arthur Young

Hyson

Arthur Young

Acting

Arnold Diamond

Perkins

Arnold Diamond

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Peter Gawthorne

Bowman

Peter Gawthorne

Acting

Charles Hawtrey

Bill

Charles Hawtrey

Acting

Ross Hutchinson

Ingham

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Warren Mitchell

Laughing Man in Bar

Warren Mitchell

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Hugo Schuster

Professor

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Avis Scott

Eileen

Avis Scott

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Geoffrey Sumner

Chapter

Geoffrey Sumner

Acting

Larry Taylor

Tough in Bar

No Image

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Leslie Wright

Hunter

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Martin Lawrence

Grover - Masseur

No Image

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