Private Hell 36 (1954) ★★★½ Crime/Film-noir (CC)

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Private Hell 36 is a 1954 American crime film noir directed by Don Siegel starring Ida Lupino, Steve Cochran, Howard Duff, Dean Jagger and Dorothy Malone.
The picture was one of the last feature-length efforts by Filmakers, an independent company created by producer Collier Young and his star and then-wife Ida Lupino.

Plot: In New York, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner (Steve Cochran) and Jack Farnham (Howard Duff) investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lili (Ida Lupino) is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lili's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lili and Frank are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.
Credits:
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
King Donovan as Evney Serovitch
Dabbs Greer as Sam Marvin
William Boyett as Stimson
Tom Monroe as Patrolman Tom
Richard Deacon as Mr. Mace
James Anderson as Patrolman in Locker Room
Bridget Duff as Bridget Farnham
Kenneth Patterson as Detective Lt. Lubin
Chester Conklin as Murdered Man

Directed by Don Siegel
Screenplay by Collier Young, Ida Lupino
Produced by Collier Young
Cinematography Burnett Guffey
Edited by Stanford Tischler
Music by Leith Stevens
Production company The Filmakers
Distributed by Filmakers Releasing Organization
Release date September 3, 1954

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