Three Came to Kill

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Three Came to Kill
"Three Came to Kill" (1960).jpg
Original theatrical poster
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Produced by Edward Small (uncredited)
Robert E. Kent
Written by James B. Gordon
Based on story by Orville H. Hampton
Starring Cameron Mitchell
John Lupton
Music by Robert Carlisle
Paul Sawtell
Bert Shefter
Cinematography Maury Gertsman
Edited by James Blakeley
Production
company
Premium Pictures
Distributed by United Artists
Release dates
1960
Running time
71 mins
Country USA
Language English

Three Came to Kill is a 1960 thriller film about an assassination attempt on a foreign prime minister.[1][2][3][4]

Plot

Marty Brill's (Cameron Mitchell) Los Angeles gang plot to assassinate visiting Asian Prime Minister Gourem-Nara (Frank Lackteen). They break into the home of airport flight controller Hal Parker (John Lupton) and hold his family hostage. Brill threatens to kill Parker's wife June (Lyn Thomas), unless he broadcasts a coded message to identify which plane taking off from the airport is the premier's. They then plot to shoot the plane down. Meanwhile, special agents Ben Scanlon (Paul Langton) and Ray Maguire (Logan Field) close in on the gang.

Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide called it a "choppily edited thriller redolent of so many others" ;[5] while DVD Talk called it "a tautly-told, intriguing little story perfectly suited to its limited budget. Though a bit flamboyant, Cameron Mitchell is excellent in the leading role, and like other Kent/Hampton/Cahn collaborations the climax is violent and action-packed." [6]

See also

References

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  2. PASSING PICTURE SCENE: On the Well-Filled Pennebaker List -- The Big Money -- Other Matters By A. H. WEILER. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 31 May 1959: X5.
  3. FILMLAND EVENTS: Tobias Joins Cast of 'With Feeling' Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 03 Apr 1959: A8.
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