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Mike Hammer
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The High Cost of Dying

  • Episode aired Jan 7, 1958
  • 26m
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Darren McGavin in Mike Hammer (1958)
Mike Hammer: The High Cost Of Dying
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When a man convicted of armed robbery is mortally wounded in a prison knife fight, he calls on Hammer to perform a last service - retrieve the loot he hid before he was arrested and use the ... Read allWhen a man convicted of armed robbery is mortally wounded in a prison knife fight, he calls on Hammer to perform a last service - retrieve the loot he hid before he was arrested and use the money to ransom his wife who has been kidnapped.When a man convicted of armed robbery is mortally wounded in a prison knife fight, he calls on Hammer to perform a last service - retrieve the loot he hid before he was arrested and use the money to ransom his wife who has been kidnapped.

  • Director
    • Lawrence Dobkin
  • Writers
    • Mickey Spillane
    • Ken Pettus
  • Stars
    • Darren McGavin
    • Bart Burns
    • Lynne Allen
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    7.2/10
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    • Director
      • Lawrence Dobkin
    • Writers
      • Mickey Spillane
      • Ken Pettus
    • Stars
      • Darren McGavin
      • Bart Burns
      • Lynne Allen
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    Mike Hammer: The High Cost Of Dying
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    Darren McGavin
    Darren McGavin
    • Mike Hammer
    Bart Burns
    Bart Burns
    • Captain Pat Chambers
    Lynne Allen
    • Eva Hollister Ingalls
    • (as Lynn 'Marilyn' Allen)
    William Allyn
    • Floyd Ingalls
    Robert Patten
    Robert Patten
    • Herb Garth
    Eleanore Tanin
    • Meg Hollister
    • (as Eleanore E. Tanin)
    Don Kennedy
    Don Kennedy
    • Plain Clothesman
    Herschel Graham
    Herschel Graham
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    • Director
      • Lawrence Dobkin
    • Writers
      • Mickey Spillane
      • Ken Pettus
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      Mike Hammer: [Opening narration - establishing shot of a prison] They say that "iron bars do not a prison make." But they're a good start.

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    • Release date
      • January 7, 1958 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Revue Productions
      • Studios USA Television
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    • Runtime
      26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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