Hell's Half Acre

Hell's Half Acre is a 1954 film noir set in Hawaii; John H. Auer (City That Never Sleeps) directed this tale of Ex-racketeer, Chet Chester (Wendell Corey) who is blackmailed by his former criminal partners. Chester's girlfriend Sally (Nancy Gates) kills one of his enemies, but Chester takes the blame, assuming that he has enough clout to escape with a lighter sentence. Meanwhile, Dona Williams (Evelyn Keyes) arrives on the scene, certain that Chester is her long-lost husband. When Sally is murdered, Chester escapes from Jail intending to find her killer and clear his name. Written by film noir veteran, Steve Fisher (I Wake Up Screaming) and shot by legendary cinematographer John L. Russell (Psycho). The stellar cast includes Elsa Lanchester, Jesse White and noir goddess Marie Windsor (Force of Evil).

Director: John H. Auer
Producer: Brian Robbins
Producer: Eric Fellner
Producer: John H. Auer
Producer: Mark Huffam
Producer: Mike Tollin
Producer: Tim Bevan
Actor: Wendell Corey
Actor: Evelyn Keyes
Actor: Elsa Lanchester
Actor: Marie Windsor
Actor: Nancy Gates
Actor: Clair Weidenaar
Actor: Robert Costa
Actor: Robert M. Luck
Actor: Beverly K. Rivera
Actor: Tiger Joe Marsh
Actor: Leonard Strong
Actor: Jesse White
Actor: Keye Luke
Actor: Philip Ahn
Actor: Robert Shield
Actor: Sun Lowe
Actor: Daniel T. Aoki
Actor: Akoroa Fukunaga
Actor: Robert Franklin Shield
Actor: Renny K. Brooks
Actor: John Kahaleva
Actor: Frank Mullaney
Actor: Jimmy Walker
Actor: Kaumakapili Choir