film noir – SMB Noir

United Artists, 1955

Kiss Me Deadly (United Artists, 1955). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27″ X 41.25″).

the woman who dies at the start of the story was played by Cloris Leachman, in her first movie appearance

screen debut of Leslie Nielsen

1955 film noir directed by Charles Laughton – his only direction

screenplay by James Agee, adapted from the 1953 novel by David Grubb

screenplay and directed by Samuel Fuller

better image than previously posted

Alexis Smith is a woman not to be trifled with in ‘Undercover Girl’.

3rd with Southern Californian private eye Joe Puma

cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art kept for later edition

better image than previously posted