

Split Second
1953-05-02 · 85 min · ★ 6.4
Escaped convicts hold hostages in a ghost town targeted for a nuclear bomb test.
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- Directors
- Dick Powell
- Production companies
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Stephen McNallySam Hurley
Alexis SmithKay Garven
Jan SterlingDorothy 'Dottie' Vale
Keith AndesLarry Fleming
Arthur HunnicuttAsa Tremaine
Paul KellyBart Moore
Robert PaigeArthur Ashton
Richard EganDoctor Neal Garven
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