Mike Hammer is a tough private investigator who, with the assistance of his associate and lover Velda, typically works on "penny-ante divorce cases." One evening, Hammer is forced to suddenly stop his sports car by Christina, a… See more

• Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer
• Albert Dekker as Dr. G. E. Soberin
• Paul Stewart as Carl Evello
• Juano Hernandez as Eddie Yeager… See more

In October 1954 Robert Aldrich announced he would produce and direct two Mickey Spillane stories the following year, for Parklane Productions, an independent company owned by Victor Saville. The stories wou… See more

Critics have generally viewed the film as a metaphor for the paranoia and fear of nuclear war that prevailed during the Cold War era. "The great whatsit," as Velda refers to the object of Hammer's quest, turns out t… See more