Paid to Kill

A man pays a hitman to kill him. Circumstances change and he tries to call off the hit but he has trouble getting the deal killed.

Cast

Dane Clark

as James Nevill

Cecile Chevreau

as Joan Peterson

Paul Carpenter

as Paul Kirby

Thea Gregory

as Andrea Nevill

Anthony Forwood

as Glanville

Howard Marion-Crawford

as McGowan (as Howard Marion Crawford)

Arthur Young

as Hyson

Arnold Diamond

as Perkins

Peter Gawthorne

as Bowman

Charles Hawtrey

as Bill

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Despite the fact that this was probably made in a week on a shoestring budget, Monty Tully churns out quite a decent effort with Dane Clark as "Nevill", a failing industrialist who bullies his friend into killing him so his wife "Andrea" (Thea Gregory) can inherit his insurance. The snag is, his bus...

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