Hit and Run (1957 film)

Hit and Run is a 1957 American drama film noir directed by Hugo Haas starring Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, and Vince Edwards.

Hit and Run
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hugo Haas
Screenplay by	Hugo Haas
Story by	Herbert O. Phillips
Produced by	Hugo Haas
Starring	Cleo Moore Hugo Haas Vince Edwards
Cinematography	Walter Strenge
Edited by	Stefan Arnsten
Music by	Franz Steininger
Production company	Hugo Haas Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	March 15, 1957 (1957-03-15) (United States)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The movie was Moore's final film appearance. She gained popularity earlier in the 1950s in B-movie film noirs released by Columbia Pictures, for which Moore was a contract player.

Plot

Gus Hilmer, a moneyed garage, property and junkyard owner, falls in love with and marries a showgirl named Julie who is many years younger than himself. This causes tension between Hilmer and Frankie, Gus's young auto mechanic employee whom he has befriended, and treats like a son.

In due course, Frank and Julie develop an emotional attachment. Frank decides they must get rid of her husband. On a dark, remote road, Frankie runs down Gus with a car, killing him. He and Julie are free to be together and run the garage, although Julie is very disturbed by the murder, retreats from the relationship with Frank and begins drinking heavily.

When Gus' twin brother turns up, things become even more complicated as the two begin to wonder if the wrong man was murdered.

Cast

• Cleo Moore as Julie Hilmer
• Hugo Haas as Gus Hilmer/Twin Brother
• Vince Edwards as Frank
• Dolores Reed as Miranda
• Mara Lea as Anita (Credited as Mari Lea)
• Pat Goldin as Undertaker
• John Zaremba as Doctor
• Robert Cassidy as Sheriff
• Carl Milletaire as Lawyer
• Dick Paxton as Waiter
• Julie Mitchum as Undertaker's Wife
• Steve Mitchell as Bartender
• Jan Englund as Clara
• Ella Mae Morse as Singer

Production notes

John Zaremba, who played the doctor, would play hospital administrator Dr. Jensen on Ben Casey four years later, starring Vince Edwards. Dolores Reed was cast as Miranda while dating Hugo Haas.^[1]

Shown on the Turner Classic Movies show Noir Alley with Eddie Muller on September 4, 2022.