Hell's Half Acre

“City of Sin... toughest spot in the Pacific”

5.5

1954

1h 30m

DramaMysteryThriller

A woman travels to Hawaii to find out if a man in prison there is actually her missing husband.

Key Crew

Director

John H. Auer

Writers

Steve Fisher

Cinematography

John L. Russell

Music

R. Dale Butts

Cast (12)

Wendell Corey

Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams

Evelyn Keyes

Donna Williams

Elsa Lanchester

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