Hell's Half Acre

A woman travels to Hawaii to find out if a man in prison there is actually her missing husband.

Cast

Wendell Corey

as Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams

Evelyn Keyes

as Donna Williams

Elsa Lanchester

as Lida O'Reilly

Marie Windsor

as Rose

Nancy Gates

as Sally Lee

Leonard Strong

as Ippy

Jesse White

as Tubby Otis

Keye Luke

as Police Chief Dan

Philip Ahn

as Roger Kong

Clair Widenaar

as Jamison

Reviews

John Chard

Case History of Chet Chester. Hell's Half Acre is directed by John H. Auer and written by Steve Fisher. It stars Wendell Corey, Evelyn Keyes, Elsa Lanchester, Marie Windsor, Nancy Gates and Leonard Strong. Music is by R. Dale Butts and cinematography by John L. Russell. Filmed and set in Hawai...

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