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Murder by Contract
Directed by
Irving Lerner
Not Rated
1958
81m
Drama
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7.2
100%
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Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.
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Where to Watch Murder by Contract
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Cast of Murder by Contract
Vince Edwards
Claude
Phillip Pine
Marc
Herschel Bernardi
George
Caprice Toriel
Billie Williams
Michael Granger
Mr. Moon
Kathie Browne
Mary - Secretary / Party Girl
Joseph Mell
Harry - Hotel Room Waiter
Frances Osborne
Miss Wiley, ex-maid
Steven Ritch
Detective shooting Tear Gas
Don Garrett
James William Mayflower
Joanne Arnold
Miss Wexley
Janet Brandt
Woman in Movie Theater
Davis Roberts
Hall of Records Clerk
Joanne Arnold
Miss Wexley
William H. O'Brien
Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man (uncredited)
Murder by Contract Reviews
The Lonely Film Critic
Tomas Trussow
Murder by Contract is a svelte, plucky noir that feels like a spiritual sequel of sorts to Carol Reed's The Third Man.
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
It's a brisk 80 minutes and definitely worth a peek.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
They don't make noir films better than this.
The New Yorker
Richard Brody
Lerner directs with a wary neutrality that leaves judgment aside; he lets the killer speak his piece, resulting in a few politicized surprises.
Variety
Variety Staff
Edwards is strongly cast as the killer and provides a quiet menace which pays off in audience attention.
Slant Magazine
Fernando F. Croce
Limpid, compact low-budget ingenuity.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Neither the screenwriter (Ben Simcoe) nor the director (Irving Lerner) ever acquired a big reputation, but here they achieved something singular and nearly perfect.
Seanax.com
Sean Axmaker
Irving Lerner's direction is almost hypnotic as he matches the deliberation of his killer with meticulous direction...
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Takes a shockingly low-key, detailed approach to the job of contract killer.
48 Hills
Dennis Harvey
It's the kind of B movie that was routinely overlooked at the time, but now looks better than just about anything of its type since…
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