Shoot to Kill (1947)
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The stars of Shoot to Kill are Douglas Blackley and Susan Walters, both of whom later changed their professional names to, respectively, Robert Kent and Luana Walters. Blackley is a gangster who is framed by crooked DA Edmund MacDonald. Walters, Blackley's wife, secures a job as MacDonald's… More The stars of Shoot to Kill are Douglas Blackley and Susan Walters, both of whom later changed their professional names to, respectively, Robert Kent and Luana Walters. Blackley is a gangster who is framed by crooked DA Edmund MacDonald. Walters, Blackley's wife, secures a job as MacDonald's assistant, the better to find the proof of the DA's dishonesty. Reporter Russell Wade helps Walters expose MacDonald, falling in love with her along the way. The film is related in flashback by Walters, who lies hovering between life and death in a hospital bed. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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- Drama
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Not a bad watch.
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Cast
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Russell Wade
as George Mitchell
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Susan Walters
as Marian Langdon
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Edmund MacDonald
as Lawrence Dale
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Douglas Blackley
as Dixie Logan
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Vince Barnett
as Charlie Gill
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Nestor Paiva
as Gus Miller
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Charles Trowbridge
as John Forsythe
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Harry Brown
as Jim Forman
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Harry V. Cheshire
as Mike Blake
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Robert Riordan
as Ed Carter
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Joe Devlin
as Smokey
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Eddie Foster
as Bingo
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Frank O'Connor
as Clem
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Gene Rodgers
as Piano Player
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Ted Hecht
as Al Collins
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Sammy Stein
as Blackie