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Split Second

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Split Second

"Steel Your Nerves! Here's excitement that will smash them!"

1953

1h 25m

6.4(28 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Overview

Escaped convicts hold hostages in a ghost town targeted for a nuclear bomb test.

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Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

9 members

Acting

Stephen McNally

Sam Hurley

Stephen McNally

Acting

Alexis Smith

Kay Garven

Alexis Smith

Acting

Jan Sterling

Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale

Jan Sterling

Acting

Keith Andes

Larry Fleming

Keith Andes

Acting

Arthur Hunnicutt

Asa Tremaine

Arthur Hunnicutt

Acting

Paul Kelly

Bart Moore

Paul Kelly

Acting

Robert Paige

Arthur Ashton

Robert Paige

Acting

Richard Egan

Doctor Neal Garven

Richard Egan

Acting

Frank De Kova

Dummy

Frank De Kova

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