Split Second (1953 film)

Split Second
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDick Powell
Screenplay byIrving Wallace
Story byIrving Wallace
Chester Erskine
Produced byEdmund Grainger
StarringStephen McNally
Alexis Smith
Jan Sterling
Keith Andes
CinematographyNicholas Musuraca
Edited byRobert Ford
Music byRoy Webb
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • May 2, 1953 (1953-05-02) (US)[1]
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.[2] 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.[3] Location shooting took place in the Mojave Desert.

  1. ^ "Split Second: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. ^ Split Second at the TCM Movie Database.
  3. ^ Jewell p.146

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