Murder by Contract (1958) Reviews & Ratings

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Murder by Contract reviews

Murder by Contract holds a 6.8/10 average from 106 TMDB ratings.

It's tough to kill someone who's not dependable. Murder by Contract is directed by Irving Lerner and written by Ben Simcoe. It stars Vince Edwards, Philip Pine, Michael Granger, Caprice Toriel and Herschel Bernardi. Music is by Perry Botkin and cinematography by Lucien Ballard. Claude (Edwards) one day decides he's had enough of being a regular Joe earning regular Joe wages. He decides to become a hit man, and after…
— John Chard (8/10)

I can't help but think this could have been so much better if only someone had taken a razor blade to the soundtrack. It's repetitive nature really annoyed me after about ten minutes. The story, though, is quite quirky and really centres around just three characters. "Claude" (Vince Edwards) is a contract killer - and an extremely efficient one - and his two minders who are supposed to liaise with their "chief" and…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.

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