1953
Approved
1h 25m

Summary Three hardened criminals take hostages and hide in a Nevada mining ghost town, knowing that an atom bomb is scheduled to be tested there the next morning. View more details

1953
Approved
1h 25m

Split Second

Directed : Dick Powell

Written : William Bowers Irving Wallace Chester Erskine

Stars : Stephen McNally Keith Andes Alexis Smith Jan Sterling

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6.8

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Genres : Thriller Mystery Crime Drama Film-Noir

Release date : May 1, 1953

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Mojave Desert, California, USA

Production companies : RKO Radio Pictures

Summary Three hardened criminals take hostages and hide in a Nevada mining ghost town, knowing that an atom bomb is scheduled to be tested there the next morning. View more details

Details

Genres : Thriller Mystery Crime Drama Film-Noir

Release date : May 1, 1953

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Mojave Desert, California, USA

Production companies : RKO Radio Pictures

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Clark Howat and Nelson Leigh in Split Second (1953)

John Diggs and Clark Howat in Split Second (1953)

Richard Egan and Karen Hale in Split Second (1953)

John Cliff and Stephen McNally in Split Second (1953)

Jan Sterling, Keith Andes, and Nestor Paiva in Split Second (1953)

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