Three Came to Kill


Three Came to Kill is a 1960 American crime thriller film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Cameron Mitchell and John Lupton. The plot concerns an assassination attempt on a foreign prime minister.

Plot

Marty Brill's Los Angeles gang plot to assassinate visiting Asian Prime Minister Gourem-Nara. They break into the home of airport flight controller Hal Parker and hold his family hostage. Brill threatens to kill Parker's wife June, 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 and Ray Maguire close in on the gang.

Cast

TV Guide called it a "choppily edited thriller redolent of so many others"; 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."