Three Came to Kill

{{Short description|1960 film by Edward L. Cahn}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Three Came to Kill | image = "Three_Came_to_Kill"_(1960).jpg | caption = Original theatrical poster | director = [[Edward L. Cahn]] | producer = [[Robert E. Kent]] | writer = James B. Gordon | based_on = story by [[Orville H. Hampton]] | starring = [[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]]<br>[[John Lupton]] | music = [[Paul Sawtell]]<br>[[Bert Shefter]] | cinematography = [[Maury Gertsman]] | editing = James Blakeley<br>[[Grant Whytock]] | studio = Robert E. Kent Productions | distributor = [[United Artists]] | released = {{film date|1960|3||United States}} | runtime = 71 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }} '''''Three Came to Kill''''' is a 1960 American [[crime]] [[thriller (genre)|thriller]] film directed by [[Edward L. Cahn]] and starring [[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]] and [[John Lupton]]. The plot concerns an assassination attempt on a foreign prime minister.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93060/three-came-to-kill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208223038/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93060/Three-Came-to-Kill/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2015|title=Three Came to Kill (1960) – Overview – TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=PASSING PICTURE SCENE: On the Well-Filled Pennebaker List -- The Big Money -- Other Matters|author=A. H. WEILER|date=May 31, 1959|work=New York Times|page=X5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=FILMLAND EVENTS: Tobias Joins Cast of 'With Feeling'|date=Apr 3, 1959|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A8}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b842596|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727121134/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b842596|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-27|title=Three Came to Kill|work=BFI}}</ref>

==Plot== Marty Brill's (Cameron Mitchell) Los Angeles gang plot to assassinate visiting Asian Prime Minister Gourem-Nara (Frank Lackteen). They break into the home of airport flight controller Hal Parker (John Lupton) and hold his family hostage. Brill threatens to kill Parker's wife June (Lyn Thomas), unless he broadcasts a coded message to identify which plane taking off from the airport is the premier's. They then plot to shoot the plane down. Meanwhile, special agents Ben Scanlon (Paul Langton) and Ray Maguire (Logan Field) close in on the gang.

==Cast== *Marty Brill – [[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]] *Hal Parker – [[John Lupton]] *Dave Harris – [[Steve Brodie (actor)|Steve Brodie]] *June Parker – [[Lyn Thomas]] *Ben Scanlon – [[Paul Langton]] *Ipara – Jan Arvan *Ray Maguire – Logan Field *Police Chief Thomas Barrett – [[King Calder]] *Betty – Jean Ingram *Herb – [[Ron Foster (actor)|Ron Foster]] *Ex-Premier Gourem-Nara of Kharem – [[Frank Lackteen]]

==Reception== ''[[TV Guide]]'' called it a "choppily edited thriller redolent of so many others";<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/movies/three-came-to-kill/2000048622|title=Three Came To Kill|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> while [[DVD Talk]] called it "a tautly-told, intriguing little story perfectly suited to its limited budget. Though a bit flamboyant, Cameron Mitchell is excellent in the leading role, and like other Kent/Hampton/Cahn collaborations the climax is violent and action-packed."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/54858/three-came-to-kill/|title=Three Came To Kill|work=DVD Talk}}</ref>

==See also== * ''[[Inside the Mafia]]'' (1959) – A similar film by Edward L. Cahn with Cameron Mitchell * [[List of American films of 1960]]

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0053357}}

[[Category:1960 films]] [[Category:1960 English-language films]] [[Category:American black-and-white films]] [[Category:American crime thriller films]] [[Category:1960s crime thriller films]] [[Category:Films directed by Edward L. Cahn]] [[Category:Films about contract killing]] [[Category:Films about assassinations]] [[Category:Films produced by Edward Small]] [[Category:Films scored by Bert Shefter]] [[Category:Films scored by Paul Sawtell]] [[Category:1960 American films]] [[Category:English-language crime thriller films]]