Split Second is a 1953 thriller film about escaped convicts and their hostages holed up in a ghost town, unaware of the terrible danger they are in. It starred Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, Jan Sterling, and Keith Andes.
Two convicts, Sam Hurley (Steven McNally) and Bart Moore (Paul Kelly), escape from prison, though Moore is seriously wounded in the breakout. They meet up with a confederate, a mute named 'Dummy' (Frank DeKova), and hide out in ...
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Split Second is a 1953 thriller film about escaped convicts and their hostages holed up in a ghost town, unaware of the terrible danger they are in. It starred Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, Jan Sterling, and Keith Andes.
Two convicts, Sam Hurley (Steven McNally) and Bart Moore (Paul Kelly), escape from prison, though Moore is seriously wounded in the breakout. They meet up with a confederate, a mute named 'Dummy' (Frank DeKova), and hide out in a ghost town. Along the way, they pick up several hostages, Kay Garven (Alexis Smith) and her lover Arthur Ashton (Robert Paige), reporter Larry Fleming (Keith Andes), dancer 'Dottie' Vale (Jan Sterling), and the town's sole resident, Asa Tremaine (Arthur Hunnicutt).
Larry tries to warn the gangsters that the government is going to conduct an atomic bomb test nearby the next day, but Sam, their leader, does not believe him. When Arthur causes trouble, Sam kills him without a qualm. Meanwhile, Sam discovers that Kay's husband is a doctor. He...
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