Title: Split Second

Date: 1953
Type: Thriller
Rating: 3/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: Dick Powell
Producer:

Comment
Escaped prisoners (Stephen McNally) take hostages (Alexis Smith and Jan Sterling) and hide out in an abandoned town that will be the site of an atomic bomb test in 24 hours. As the hours tick by, the tensions rise and the differnt personalities come to the fore. Stephen McNally is suitably menacing as the man keepin the hostages between his gun and and an atomic bomb, whilst Jan Sterling's streetwise character rises above Alexis Smith character who is only interested in manipulating people for her own ends.
Actors
Stephen McNally
Alexis Smith
Jan Sterling
Keith Andes
Arthur Hunnicutt
Paul Kelly
Robert Page
Richard Egan
Frank DeKova
Oscars
None
Production
RKO Pictures