# Three Came to Kill > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Three_Came_to_Kill > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Three_Came_to_Kill.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Came_to_Kill > Source revision: 1348967315 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1960 film by Edward L. Cahn Three Came to Kill Original theatrical poster Directed by Edward L. Cahn Written by James B. Gordon Based on story by Orville H. Hampton Produced by Robert E. Kent Starring Cameron Mitchell John Lupton Cinematography Maury Gertsman Edited by James Blakeley Grant Whytock Music by Paul Sawtell Bert Shefter Production company Robert E. Kent Productions Distributed by United Artists Release date March 1960 (1960-03) (United States) Running time 71 minutes Country United States Language English ***Three Came to Kill*** is a 1960 American [crime](/source/Crime) [thriller](/source/Thriller_(genre)) film directed by [Edward L. Cahn](/source/Edward_L._Cahn) and starring [Cameron Mitchell](/source/Cameron_Mitchell_(actor)) and [John Lupton](/source/John_Lupton). The plot concerns an assassination attempt on a foreign prime minister.[1][2][3][4] ## 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](/source/Cameron_Mitchell_(actor)) - Hal Parker – [John Lupton](/source/John_Lupton) - Dave Harris – [Steve Brodie](/source/Steve_Brodie_(actor)) - June Parker – [Lyn Thomas](/source/Lyn_Thomas) - Ben Scanlon – [Paul Langton](/source/Paul_Langton) - Ipara – Jan Arvan - Ray Maguire – Logan Field - Police Chief Thomas Barrett – [King Calder](/source/King_Calder) - Betty – Jean Ingram - Herb – [Ron Foster](/source/Ron_Foster_(actor)) - Ex-Premier Gourem-Nara of Kharem – [Frank Lackteen](/source/Frank_Lackteen) ## Reception *[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide)* called it a "choppily edited thriller redolent of so many others";[5] while [DVD Talk](/source/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."[6] ## See also - *[Inside the Mafia](/source/Inside_the_Mafia)* (1959) – A similar film by Edward L. Cahn with Cameron Mitchell - [List of American films of 1960](/source/List_of_American_films_of_1960) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Three Came to Kill (1960) – Overview – TCM.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150208223038/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93060/Three-Came-to-Kill/). *Turner Classic Movies*. Archived from [the original](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93060/three-came-to-kill) on February 8, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** A. H. WEILER (May 31, 1959). "PASSING PICTURE SCENE: On the Well-Filled Pennebaker List -- The Big Money -- Other Matters". *New York Times*. p. X5. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "FILMLAND EVENTS: Tobias Joins Cast of 'With Feeling'". *Los Angeles Times*. April 3, 1959. p. A8. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Three Came to Kill"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120727121134/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b842596). *BFI*. Archived from [the original](http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b842596) on July 27, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Three Came To Kill"](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/three-came-to-kill/2000048622). *TVGuide.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Three Came To Kill"](http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/54858/three-came-to-kill/). *DVD Talk*. ## External links - [*Three Came to Kill*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053357/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Edward L. Cahn The Homicide Squad (1931) Law and Order (1932) Radio Patrol (1932) Afraid to Talk (1932) Emergency Call (1933) Laughter in Hell (1933) Death Drives Through (1935) Confidential (1935) Bad Guy (1937) Redhead (1941) The Omaha Trail (1942, uncredited) Main Street After Dark (1945) Dangerous Partners (1945) Born to Speed (1947) The Gas House Kids "in Hollywood" (1947) The Checkered Coat (1948) I Cheated the Law (1949) Prejudice (1949) The Great Plane Robbery (1950) Destination Murder (1950) Experiment Alcatraz (1950) Two-Dollar Bettor (1951) Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) Betrayed Women (1955) Silent Fear (1956) Girls in Prison (1956) The She-Creature (1956) Shake, Rattle & Rock! (1956) Runaway Daughters (1956) Flesh and the Spur (1957) Voodoo Woman (1957) Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) Dragstrip Girl (1957) Motorcycle Gang (1957) Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) Jet Attack (1958) Suicide Battalion (1958) Curse of the Faceless Man (1958) It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) Hong Kong Confidential (1958) The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959) Guns, Girls and Gangsters (1959) Inside the Mafia (1959) Invisible Invaders (1959) Pier 5, Havana (1959) Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959) A Dog's Best Friend (1959) Vice Raid (1960) Cage of Evil (1960) Gunfighters of Abilene (1960) The Music Box Kid (1960) Noose for a Gunman (1960) Oklahoma Territory (1960) Three Came to Kill (1960) Twelve Hours to Kill (1960) The Walking Target (1960) Boy Who Caught a Crook (1961) Frontier Uprising (1961) Five Guns to Tombstone (1961) Police Dog Story (1961) Operation Bottleneck (1961) Gun Fight (1961) The Gambler Wore a Gun (1961) When the Clock Strikes (1961) You Have to Run Fast (1961) Secret of Deep Harbor (1961) Gun Street (1962) The Clown and the Kid (1962) Incident in an Alley (1962) Beauty and the Beast (1962) v t e Films produced by Edward Small 1910-20s Who's Your Neighbor? (1917) The Sporting Lover (1926) The Cohens and Kellys (1926) The Gorilla (1927) McFadden's Flats (1927) Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (1928) The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris (1928) My Man (1928) Companionate Marriage (1928) Song of Love (1929) 1930s Clancy in Wall Street (1930) Igloo (1932) I Cover the Waterfront (1933) Palooka (1933) The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934) Let 'Em Have It (1935) Red Salute (1935) The Melody Lingers On (1935) The Last of the Mohicans (1936) The Bride Walks Out (1936) We Who Are About to Die (1937) Sea Devils (1937) New Faces of 1937 (1937) Super-Sleuth (1937) The Toast of New York (1937) The Duke of West Point (1938) King of the Turf (1939) The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) 1940s My Son, My Son! (1940) The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) South of Pago Pago (1940) Kit Carson (1940) International Lady (1941) The Corsican Brothers (1941) A Gentleman After Dark (1942) Twin Beds (1942) Miss Annie Rooney (1942) Friendly Enemies (1942) Up in Mabel's Room (1944) Abroad with Two Yanks (1944) Brewster's Millions (1945) Getting Gertie's Garter (1945) Temptation (1946) The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) T-Men (1947) The Black Arrow (1948) The Fuller Brush Man (1948) Raw Deal (1948) Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) Black Magic (1949) 1950s Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950) The Iroquois Trail (1950) Valentino (1951) Lorna Doone (1951) The Texas Rangers (1951) Indian Uprising (1952) Scandal Sheet (1952) The Brigand (1952) Cripple Creek (1952) Kansas City Confidential (1952) The Bandits of Corsica (1953) Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953) Dragon's Gold (1953) Gun Belt (1953) The Neanderthal Man (1953) 99 River Street (1953) Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) Sabre Jet (1953) The Steel Lady (1953) Wicked Woman (1953) Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954) Khyber Patrol (1954) The Lone Gun (1954) Overland Pacific (1954) Return to Treasure Island (1954) Southwest Passage (1954) Down Three Dark Streets (1954) New York Confidential (1955) The Naked Street (1955) Top Gun (1955) Comanche (1955) Gun Brothers (1956) UFO (1956) Chicago Confidential (1957) 5 Steps to Danger (1957) Gun Duel in Durango (1957) The Iron Sheriff (1957) Monkey on My Back (1957) Curse of the Faceless Man (1958) Hong Kong Confidential (1958) It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958) Witness for the Prosecution (1958) The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959) Guns, Girls and Gangsters (1959) Inside the Mafia (1959) Invisible Invaders (1959) Pier 5, Havana (1959) Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959) Solomon and Sheba (1959) Timbuktu (1959) (had name removed from credits) Vice Raid (1959) 1960s Cage of Evil (1960) A Dog's Best Friend (1960) Gunfighters of Abilene (1960) The Music Box Kid (1960) Noose for a Gunman (1960) Oklahoma Territory (1960) Three Came to Kill (1960) The Walking Target (1960) Boy Who Caught a Crook (1961) The Cat Burglar (1961) Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961) Frontier Uprising (1961) Five Guns to Tombstone (1961) The Flight That Disappeared (1961) The Gambler Wore a Gun (1961) Gun Fight (1961) Mary Had a Little... 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