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Split Second

Split Second

6,3 /10 (27 Votes)
1953 EN 85 min

Overview

Escaped convicts hold hostages in a ghost town targeted for a nuclear bomb test.

Release date

02/05/1953

Votes

27

Popularity

0.5

Steel Your Nerves! Here's excitement that will smash them!

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

85 min

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2013-11-08

⭐ 8.5

Big man, he has Atom Bombs for breakfast! Split Second is directed by Dick Powell and written by William Bowers, Irving Wallace and Chester Erskine. It stars Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, Jan Sterling, Keith Andes, Arthur Hunnicutt, Richard Egan, Paul Kelly, Robert Paige and Frank DeKova. Music is by Roy Webb and cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. Escaped convict Sam Hurley (McNally) is on the run with his wounded pal Bart Moore (Kelly) and henchman accomplice Dummy (DeKova). Carjacking two lots of hostages, Hurley takes them to a ghost town on an Atom Bomb test sight figuring it's …

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