Short Cut to Hell

A hitman is found out because he was paid off in traceable stolen money. On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit; she tries to convince him to surrender before it's too late.

• Ted BerkmanScreenplay
• James CagneyDirector
• Albert MaltzScreenplay
• W.R. BurnettScreenplay

• William BishopSgt. Stan Lowery
• Robert IversKyle Niles
• Georgann JohnsonGlory Hamilton
• Yvette VickersDaisy
• Murvyn VyeNichols
• Jacques AubuchonBahrwell
• Peter BaldwinCarl Adams
• Richard HaleAT
• Milton FromePolice Captain
• Douglas SpencerTrain Conductor
• Sarah SelbySecretary
• James CagneyHimself (prologue)