Private Hell 36 is a 1954 American crime film noir directed by Don Siegel starring Ida Lupino, Steve Cochran, Howard Duff, Dean Jagger and Dorothy Malone. <br />The picture was one of the last feature-length efforts by Filmakers, an independent company created by producer Collier Young and his star and then-wife Ida Lupino. <br /><br />Plot: In New York, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner (Steve Cochran) and Jack Farnham (Howard Duff) investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lili (Ida Lupino) is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lili's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lili and Frank are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it. <br />Credits: <br />Ida Lupino as Lilli Marlowe <br />Steve Cochran as Cal Bruner <br />Howard Duff as Jack Farnham <br />Dean Jagger as Capt. Michaels <br />Dorothy Malone as Francey Farnham <br />King Donovan as Evney Serovitch <br />Dabbs Greer as Sam Marvin <br />William Boyett as Stimson <br />Tom Monroe as Patrolman Tom <br />Richard Deacon as Mr. Mace <br />James Anderson as Patrolman in Locker Room <br />Bridget Duff as Bridget Farnham <br />Kenneth Patterson as Detective Lt. Lubin <br />Chester Conklin as Murdered Man <br /><br />Directed by Don Siegel <br />Screenplay by Collier Young, Ida Lupino <br />Produced by Collier Young <br />Cinematography Burnett Guffey <br />Edited by Stanford Tischler <br />Music by Leith Stevens <br />Production company The Filmakers <br />Distributed by Filmakers Releasing Organization <br />Release date September 3, 1954
