Released:
1955-04-28

Overview:
One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.

Director:
Robert Aldrich

Runtime:
1h 46min

Genre:
Mystery, Thriller, Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Ralph Meeker
  as
  Mike Hammer
• 
  Albert Dekker
  as
  Dr. G.E. Soberin
• 
  Paul Stewart
  as
  Carl Evello
• 
  Juano Hernández
  as
  Eddie Yeager
• 
  Wesley Addy
  as
  Lt. Pat Murphy