Six convicts escape from a Nevada prison, barely surviving winter storms, and find a tiny village of women, the men all having been called away. Leader of the convicts is Glen Ford, innocent of the crime of which he's been convicted, of course.
Excluding Cyril Cusack as a good-natured "Limey" comic, the others tend to ride a little on the nasty side. Zachary Scott, in particular, signals his desire to debauch Ann Dvorak the way a traffic light signals its status. In this case, Scott, with this toothy grin and salacious experessions, signals "rape."
The performances aren't bad and the plot is just complicated and coincidental enough, but the black and white photography doesn't really capture the brutal winter. Everything just looks grimy.
Excluding Cyril Cusack as a good-natured "Limey" comic, the others tend to ride a little on the nasty side. Zachary Scott, in particular, signals his desire to debauch Ann Dvorak the way a traffic light signals its status. In this case, Scott, with this toothy grin and salacious experessions, signals "rape."
The performances aren't bad and the plot is just complicated and coincidental enough, but the black and white photography doesn't really capture the brutal winter. Everything just looks grimy.