Summaries

A depressed man hires an assassin to kill him when he least expects it, but when his life takes an upward turn, he finds he now wishes to live.

A man, despondent over the death of his wife, wants to commit suicide but can't bring himself to do it. He hires a man to hire a professional killer to do the job. However, he soon finds out that his wife isn't really dead - but the man he paid to hire the hitman is, and he has no idea who the man hired or how to get him to call off the hit.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • first of series
  • hired hitman
  • psychotic killer
  • suicidal man
  • hires hitman through second party
Genres
  • Mystery
  • Film-Noir
Release date Mar 29, 1944
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Larry Darmour Productions, 5821 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Larry Darmour Productions

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 59m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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