Short Cut to Hell (1957)

19571h 27mdir. James CagneyUnited Statesfilm noircrime film

With Douglas Spencer, Jacques Aubuchon, John Lee, Murvyn Vye, Peter Baldwin, Richard Hale, Roscoe Ates, Robert Ivers

Directed by James Cagney

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Short Cut to Hell is a 1957 American film noir, filmed in black-and-white VistaVision, starring Robert Ivers and Georgann Johnson. The film is the only directorial effort by famous actor James Cagney.

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