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1. Who directed the film?
2. Who played Hammer?
3. Who played Christina, the woman who escaped from an insane asylum and was picked up by Hammer?
4. Who was the English poetess she was named for and whose poem provided the central clue?
5. In the Spillane books, Hammer's secretary Velda lacks a last name. What was hers in the movie?
6. What was Hammer's specialty in the movie?
7. Who adapted the Spillane novel?
8. In the original book, Hammer was tracking down illegal drugs. What was the 'Great Whatzit' in the film?
9. Who played Nick, Hammer's Greek auto mechanic buddy?
10. Who was the science reporter Hammer got to help him?
11. Who was Christina's 'friend' (later shown as a traitorous villainess)?
12. Who was the would-be opera singer who Hammer forces to reveal his knowledge by breaking a precious Caruso record?
13. Who was the gangster Hammer ran afoul of in his search?
14. When Hammer got a new car from the gangster(to seemingly bribe him), what did it turn out to be?
15. Who was the real mastermind behind the gang and Nick's killer?
16. What did he use on Hammer to make him talk?
17. What was it that the sonnet pointed to?
18. Where was the 'Whatzit'?
19. What did Lily do at the end of the movie?
20. Finally, what recent movie smash did 'Deadly' influence?
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