Short Cut to Hell

A hitman is found out because he was paid off in traceable stolen money. On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit; she tries to convince him to surrender before it's too late.

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  James Cagney

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  William Bishop
  Sgt. Stan Lowery
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  Robert Ivers
  Kyle Niles
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  Georgann Johnson
  Glory Hamilton
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  Yvette Vickers
  Daisy
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  Murvyn Vye
  Nichols
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  Jacques Aubuchon
  Bahrwell
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  Peter Baldwin
  Carl Adams
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  Richard Hale
  AT
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  Milton Frome
  Police Captain
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  Douglas Spencer
  Train Conductor
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  Sarah Selby
  Secretary
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  James Cagney
  Himself (prologue)