Assassin for Hire (1951)

Directed by

Michael McCarthy

Genre

crime, mystery

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 07m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A contract killer takes a job and later fears he has accidentally killed his own brother. He struggles with guilt and his violent profession.

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What happens

Assassin for Hire is a 1951 British crime film directed by Michael McCarthy and starring Sydney Tafler, Ronald Howard and Katherine Blake. Its plot follows a contract killer who becomes stricken with remorse when he is led to believe he has murdered his brother. It was the first feature film made by Anglo-Amalgamated. It was made at Merton Park Studios from a screenplay by Rex Rienits. It was intended as a supporting feature, although it may have been shown as a headline feature in some cinemas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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