Split Second (1953)
- Directed by
- Dick Powell
- Genre
- film noir
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Escaped convicts take hostages and hide out in a ghost town. None of them realize they are in the path of an atomic bomb test.
tensesuspensefulclaustrophobicbleakunsettlingnoir-ish
What happens
Split Second is a 1953 American film noir thriller directed by Dick Powell about escaped convicts and their hostages holed up in a ghost town, unaware of the grave danger they are in. It features Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, Jan Sterling, and Keith Andes. It was the only film put into production by the consortium that took over RKO Pictures in late 1952 before previous owner Howard Hughes resumed control of the company. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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