Richard Denning, Frank Lovejoy, and Mari Blanchard are the Center-Piece of this Sprawling Story of a WWII Murder Suspect Pursued Years Later.
This Mid-50's B&W B-Movie is Film-Noir Influenced in Tone with some Sharp Twists and a Striking Look at L. A. and other Far-Off Locations.
The Tension is Taught with Deception, Double-Cross, and Misdirection.
It's a Complicated Scenario to Fit into such a Short Low-Budget Effort.
But the Good Production Team Make it Work Somewhat.
A Suspension of Disbelief is Required to Take it All In with Ease,
but Watching the Good Trio of Interesting Working-Class Actors make it Fun to Observe.
Mari Blanchard has a Difficult Role Balancing Between Denning and Lovejoy.
Pretending Permeates the Picture as She is One Thing while Being Another During the Length of the Film.
Drawing a Murder-Suspect into the Light with a Plot Point that is as Interestingly Far-Fetched as it gets.
The Story Sucks You In,
as the Uneasy Trio of Would-Be Criminals make Their Way Through the Machinations of a Pulp Story of Hidden Treasure and Undercover Intrigue.
A Slightly Above Average Little Movie with a Good Cast and an Over-the-Top Story is...
Worth a Watch.
This Mid-50's B&W B-Movie is Film-Noir Influenced in Tone with some Sharp Twists and a Striking Look at L. A. and other Far-Off Locations.
The Tension is Taught with Deception, Double-Cross, and Misdirection.
It's a Complicated Scenario to Fit into such a Short Low-Budget Effort.
But the Good Production Team Make it Work Somewhat.
A Suspension of Disbelief is Required to Take it All In with Ease,
but Watching the Good Trio of Interesting Working-Class Actors make it Fun to Observe.
Mari Blanchard has a Difficult Role Balancing Between Denning and Lovejoy.
Pretending Permeates the Picture as She is One Thing while Being Another During the Length of the Film.
Drawing a Murder-Suspect into the Light with a Plot Point that is as Interestingly Far-Fetched as it gets.
The Story Sucks You In,
as the Uneasy Trio of Would-Be Criminals make Their Way Through the Machinations of a Pulp Story of Hidden Treasure and Undercover Intrigue.
A Slightly Above Average Little Movie with a Good Cast and an Over-the-Top Story is...
Worth a Watch.