| Short Cut to Hell | |
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| Directed by | James Cagney |
| Written by | Ted Berkman Raphael Blau |
| Story by | Graham Greene (novel A Gun for Sale) |
| Produced by | A. C. Lyles |
| Starring | Robert Ivers Georgann Johnson |
| Cinematography | Haskell B. Boggs |
| Edited by | Tom McAdoo |
| Music by | Irvin Talbot |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Short Cut to Hell is a 1957 American film noir, filmed in black-and-white VistaVision, starring Robert Ivers and Georgann Johnson.[1] The film is the only directorial effort by famous actor James Cagney.
Short Cut to Hell is a remake of the 1941 Alan Ladd film This Gun for Hire, which in turn was based on the 1936 Graham Greene novel A Gun for Sale.