My Gun Is Quick

My Gun Is Quick is a 1957 mystery film based on the novel of the same name by Mickey Spillane. Written by Richard M. Powell and directed by Phil Victor and George White, the movie stars Robert Bray as private investigator Mike Hammer, Pamela Duncan as Velda, Hammer's secretary. The story begins when a private detective helps a prostitute being assaulted, and notices that she is wearing a very unique ring. She is later found murdered and there is ... more

Initial release date:

  • Aug 1957

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  • 1 h 30 min

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George White

George White (20 August 1911 - 15 February 1998) first became a Hollywood editor in 1942, spending most of his career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Among his more...

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  • Million-Dollar DAMES...A Million-Buck HEIST!...A Million Volt SHOCKER!
  • A Band New Blast Of That Mickey Spillane Brand Of Terror...Teasing...And Trigger-Hot Action
  • IT RIPS - DEEP AS THE CLAW OF A KILLER! IT STRIPS - DOWN TO THE RAW THRILLS THAT ONLY SPILLANE COULD DISH OUT!
  • The High Society Dame Who Played It Lowdown And Dirty! - The Secretary Who "Worked" After Hours! - The Stripper Who Knew How To Tease! - The Blonde Who Left Her Bedroom Door Open!

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My Gun Is Quick

My Gun Is Quick (1950) is Mickey Spillane's second novel featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. The story starts with Mike Hammer meeting a red-headed prostitute in a Diner. She is hassled by a man she appears to know and fear but Mike deals with him swiftly. Despite little conversation, he...
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