Hell Bound

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After World War II, a Los Angeles crime ring uses a complex scheme, involving a freight ship, a junkie, and a corrupt health officer, to smuggle drugs into the USA.After World War II, a Los Angeles crime ring uses a complex scheme, involving a freight ship, a junkie, and a corrupt health officer, to smuggle drugs into the USA.After World War II, a Los Angeles crime ring uses a complex scheme, involving a freight ship, a junkie, and a corrupt health officer, to smuggle drugs into the USA.

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6.3/10

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John Russell

Jordan

June Blair

Paula

Stuart Whitman

Eddie Mason

Margo Woode

George E. Mather

Stanley Thomas
(as George Mather)

Stanley Adams

Herbert Fay Jr.

Gene O'Donnell

Purser

Frank Fenton

Harry Quantro

Virginia De Lee

Stripteaser
(as Virginia DeLee)

Gordon Armitage

Seaman
(uncredited)

Dehl Berti

Daddy
(uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Seaman
(uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Seaman
(uncredited)

Ann Daro

Accomplice C
(uncredited)

Edward DeRoo

Squad Officer
(uncredited)

Marge Evans

Nurse
(uncredited)

William Flaherty

Purser
(uncredited)

Gerald Frank

Police Officer
(uncredited)

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Featured review

"Ounces Of Big, White, Fluffy, Happy Clouds!"...

In HELL BOUND, John Russell stars as Jordan, the brains behind a big cargo heist, in which a fortune in drugs is at stake.

Much of the film's running time involves the logistics and preparation for the crime, including the gathering of the crooks to pull it off.

All seems well, until the weakness, addictions, and folly of the team threaten to ruin the whole operation.

Russell is very convincing in his driven, downright wicked role. He's the black heart of the story, and delivers an unflinchingly ruthless performance. June Blair is also good as Paula, the woman that Jordan needs for his plot, as is Stuart Whitman as the man who falls in love with Paula, causing a moral dilemma.

This is a tense crime thriller with a wonderful chase-through-a-scrapyard finale...

Dethcharm
Aug 5, 2021
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Trivia
The final scenes were shot at the Red Car trolley graveyard, on Terminal Island, near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. They were in the process of being recycled by National Metal and Steel. The company also scrapped many decommissioned U.S. Navy ships there after WWII and also steam locomotives as they were being replaced by diesel-electric ones. The scrapyard closed at the end of 1985.

Goofs
(at around 20 mins) A seaman is headed to make the key swap. As he heads toward the loading dock (distance shot), there is no shadow on the dock. A minute later, when he is on the loading dock making the swap with Jan, the loading dock is completely in the shade. Another moment later, the seaman leaves and re-crosses the railroad tracks. Again, there is no shadow on the loading dock. Obviously, the distance and closeup shots were done at two different times of the day.

Quotes
[first lines]
Narrator: Three days ago, at exactly 0600 - because that is really not the time - on February 5 - because that is really not the date - this freighter, which shall be nameless, sailed from a certain Far Eastern port. Its destination: The Port of Los Angeles, Wilmington, California. This is fact.