ang ▁appeared ▁with ▁Sp ill ane ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁film ▁Ring ▁of ▁F ear ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁I , ▁the ▁J ury . ▁ ▁Mov ies ▁ ▁Fe ature ▁films ▁ ▁I , ▁the ▁J ury ▁( Un ited ▁Art ists , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ), ▁fil med ▁in ▁ 3 - D ▁st arring ▁B iff ▁Elli ot ▁as ▁Mike ▁Ham mer . ▁K iss ▁Me ▁Dead ly ▁( Un ited ▁Art ists , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ), ▁Robert ▁Ald rich ▁was ▁the ▁director , ▁Ralph ▁Me ek er ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁Ham mer , ▁while ▁Max ine ▁Cooper ▁port rayed ▁Ham mer ' s ▁se xy ▁secretary / comp an ion ▁Vel da . ▁My ▁Gun ▁Is ▁Quick ▁( Un ited ▁Art ists , ▁ 1 9 5 7 ), ▁Robert ▁B ray ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁Ham mer , ▁with ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁violence ▁origin ating ▁from ▁the ▁villa in ▁than ▁the ▁detect ive . ▁The ▁film ▁gross ed ▁$ 3 0 8 , 0 0 0 ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 6 0 2 ▁over se as . ▁The ▁Girl ▁Hun ters ▁( Color ama ▁Fe atures , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ), ▁Mic key ▁Sp ill ane ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁rare ▁opportunity ▁to ▁port ray ▁his ▁own ▁creation ▁in ▁this ▁film . ▁This ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁occasions ▁in ▁film ▁history ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁cre ator ▁of ▁a ▁literary ▁character ▁was ▁later ▁h ired ▁to ▁port