A Swell-Looking Babe is an American crime novel by Jim Thompson.[1]

A Swell-Looking Babe
First edition
AuthorJim Thompson
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime fiction
PublisherLion Books
Publication date
1954
Publication placeUnited States

Plot

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

Film adaptation

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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.[2]

References

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  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.