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Split Second

Two escaped killers take hostages and hide in a Nevada mining ghost town knowing that an atom bomb is scheduled to be tested there the next morning.

Director

Dick Powell

Year

Genre

crime, drama, film-noir

Box Office

N/A

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Awards

N/A

Sam Hurley

Stephen McNally

Kay Garven

Dorothy 'Dottie' Vail

Larry Fleming

Asa Tremaine

Arthur Hunnicutt

Bart Moore

Arthur Ashton

Dr. Neal Garven

Dummy

Hunter - Driver of Car

Hunter

Gas Station Attendant

Air Force Helicopter Pilot

Colonel at Control Station

Colonel Wright

William Forrest

A.F. Captain in Helicopter

Nurse

Lieutenant at Control Station

Scientist at Control Station

Reporter Charlie

Hunter

Pete

Sgt. Trooper

Driver

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Larry Fleming Sam Hurley Kay Garven Dorothy 'dottie' Vail

What's the matter, Captain? - Split Second

What's the matter, Captain?

This blast will be a tower explosion - Split Second

This blast will be a tower explosion

The scheduled time for the blast is now 06 00 tomorrow morning - Split Second

The scheduled time for the blast is now 06 00 tomorrow...

Sorry. You can't get to
Hanford by the cut-off. - Split Second

Sorry. You can't get to Hanford by the cut-off.

Is that where they do
all the dirty work? - Split Second

Is that where they do all the dirty work?

What's that? - Split Second

Get me security - Split Second

Get me security

Hot day, isn't it? - Split Second

Hot day, isn't it?

Dummy. - Split Second

Sorry to keep you waiting.
I was fixing an engine up. - Split Second

Sorry to keep you waiting. I was fixing an engine up.

What's that shack over there?
- Just a pump house. - Split Second

What's that shack over there? - Just a pump house.

What happened out there? - Split Second

What happened out there?

Did you junk the car?
- Yep. - Split Second

Did you junk the car? - Yep.

I'm glad you noticed the gas.
I'd hate to get caught in this heat. - Split Second

I'm glad you noticed the gas. I'd hate to get caug...

We'll get out of Reno and go
down to Tahoe this weekend. - Split Second

We'll get out of Reno and go down to Tahoe this weekend...

What are you going to do with us?
- We'll see. - Split Second

What are you going to do with us? - We'll see.

'Arthur Ashton. Insurance broker'. - Split Second

'Arthur Ashton. Insurance broker'.

Slow down. - Split Second

Here is some money. Go into
that store and pick up some food. - Split Second

Here is some money. Go into that store and pick up some food...

Where are you from - Split Second

Where are you from

This is really your day. - Split Second

This is really your day.

Where does this go? - Split Second

Where does this go?

Well, there it is. - Split Second

Well, there it is.

Everybody over by them. - Split Second

Everybody over by them.

I hate heroes - Split Second

You don't think very much of people - Split Second

You don't think very much of people

[ Radio: ] - Split Second

We could all be a hunk of that
flash that people are going to watch. - Split Second

We could all be a hunk of that flash that people are going t...

You ever been locked up - Split Second

You ever been locked up

When you've seen one atom bomb - Split Second

When you've seen one atom bomb

[ Footsteps ] - Split Second

Well. - Split Second

A peculiar sort of a fellow, ain't he. - Split Second

A peculiar sort of a fellow, ain't he.

Newspaper man, huh? - Split Second

Newspaper man, huh?

Don't you get started! Get in
there and make some coffee. - Split Second

Don't you get started! Get in there and make some coffe...

I've seen a lot of low,
crummy things in my life. - Split Second

I've seen a lot of low, crummy things in my life.

Just going to get some
smoking tobacco, my friend. - Split Second

Just going to get some smoking tobacco, my friend.

Are you going to kill all of us? - Split Second

Are you going to kill all of us?

You will take me, won't you Sam? - Split Second

You will take me, won't you Sam?

And you're still working on your first - Split Second

And you're still working on your first

Well, I see we're all still here. - Split Second

Well, I see we're all still here.

That husband of yours must
be real worried about you. - Split Second

That husband of yours must be real worried about you.

Hurley. - Split Second

Let's see that bag. - Split Second

Let's see that bag.

He kinda tripped over his own heroics. - Split Second

He kinda tripped over his own heroics.

Are you alright?
- Yes. - Split Second

Are you alright? - Yes.

Hi, Doc. - Split Second

When? - Split Second

What did he say, Sam? - Split Second

What did he say, Sam?

Take it easy, Bart. - Split Second

Take it easy, Bart.

I got a bible in my sack. - Split Second

I got a bible in my sack.

What do you want to hear? - Split Second

What do you want to hear?

How much longer? - Split Second

How much longer?

Stop it .. stop it! - Split Second

Stop it .. stop it!

[ Radio: ] - Split Second

Bart .. it's me, Sam. - Split Second

Bart .. it's me, Sam.

We'll be a long way from
that bomb when it blows. - Split Second

We'll be a long way from that bomb when it blows.

You're pulling a gun on me, boy? - Split Second

You're pulling a gun on me, boy?

Larry. - Split Second

Come on, there's an old mine over here. - Split Second

Come on, there's an old mine over here.

"Zero minus .." - Split Second

"Zero minus .."

"Zero minus .." - Split Second

"Zero minus .."

Hey, look! - Split Second

"Zero minus .." - Split Second

"Zero minus .."

"Seven .. six." - Split Second

"Seven .. six."

It's alright. We can go now. - Split Second

It's alright. We can go now.

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Two escaped killers take hostages and hide in a Nevada mining ghost town knowing that an atom bomb is scheduled to be tested there the next morning.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Dick Powell

Writer: William Bowers, Irving Wallace, Chester Erskine

Production: RKO Radio Pictures

Genre: crime, drama, film-noir

Year: 1953

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 02 May 1953

Awards: N/A

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