My Gun Is Quick

My Gun Is Quick

Million-Dollar DAMES...A Million-Buck HEIST!...A Million Volt SHOCKER!

NR 1957 · 91 min · ★ 5.5 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Detective Mike Hammer's investigation of a murder puts him in the middle between warring jewel thieves.

Directed by George White · Written by Richard Collins

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