Death in Small Doses (1957)
...the picture that crosses the forbidden territory...of THRILL PILLS!
A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.
- Date of release
- 1957-09-15
- TMDB
- 5.1 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Director
- Joseph M. Newman
Casting
- Peter Graves — Agent / Tom Kaylor
- Mala Powers — Valerie 'Val' Owens
- Chuck Connors — Mink Reynolds
- Merry Anders — Amy 'Miss Diesel of 1958' Phillips
- Roy Engel — Wally Morse
- Robert B. Williams — 'Dunc' Clayton
- Harry Lauter — Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown
- Pete Kooy — Payson
- Robert Christopher — Lennie Owens
- Gordon Armitage
- Benjie Bancroft
- Claire Carleton — Mabel (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Death in Small Doses is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Peter Graves and Mala Powers. A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.
Production
Allied Artists bought the rights to the story in August 1956.
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