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1954 novel by Jim Thompson
A Swell-Looking Babe
First edition
AuthorJim Thompson
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime fiction
PublisherLion Books
Publication date1954
Publication placeUnited States

A Swell-Looking Babe is an American crime novel by Jim Thompson.

Plot

Dusty, a bellboy looking to raise enough money for medical school, falls for the wrong woman.

Film adaptation

A Swell-Looking Babe was adapted into the 1996 film Hit Me starring Elias Koteas as the bellboy, who is renamed "Sonny" in the film adaptation.

References

  1. Block, Lawrence (October 14, 1990). "CRIME/MYSTERY; A Tale of Pulp and Passion: The Jim Thompson Revival". The New York Times.
  2. "Hit Me". Variety. December 21, 1996.
Works by Jim Thompson
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