Murder by Contract (1958)
With Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine, Herschel Bernardi, Janet Brandt, Kathie Browne
Directed by Irving Lerner
Murder by Contract is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Irving Lerner. Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Ben Maddow did uncredited work on the film. Centering on an existentialist hit man assigned to kill a woman, the film is often praised for its spare style and peculiar sense of cool.
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