The first intro of Roger Corman on cinema industry, he wrote the story and co-produced this smallest chase Noir at desert area, when a discharged mariner from Korea Jim Henry (Richard Conte) meets a blonde bombshell Terry Smith (Mary Beth Hughes) a former New York model now a B-girl on the bar catching wealthy customers for a pleasant night, after a small quarrel witnessed by the crowed bar, he slipping away from there, late he Jim is arrested by the police and accused by his murder as Strap Killer due his belongs was found at crime scene.
Get rid from the police he meets at road a broken car of Mrs. Cummings (Joan Bennett) and his model fashion model Susan (Wanda Hendrix), he aids them fixing the car and hitchhikes and start running from the local police, odd enough the two women have a connection with Terry's death due the husband of Mrs. Cummings had an affair with Terry and committed suicide aftermaths, meanwhile the police settles several highway's barriers to catch him, Jim Henry got mislead them and flee into desert, should be a death knell for all them.
Aside some strange coincidences the story is very attractive indeed, mainly at swimming pool at roadside Hotel and on fabulous landscape at California's desert, sadly the beauty Mary Beth Hughes poorly used on movie, should be interesting expose her last day alive on the apartment where she found death, what stunning girl, the low point certainly the contrive confession scene at quicksand, rookie move, overall a good entertainment.
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First watch: 2023 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.
Get rid from the police he meets at road a broken car of Mrs. Cummings (Joan Bennett) and his model fashion model Susan (Wanda Hendrix), he aids them fixing the car and hitchhikes and start running from the local police, odd enough the two women have a connection with Terry's death due the husband of Mrs. Cummings had an affair with Terry and committed suicide aftermaths, meanwhile the police settles several highway's barriers to catch him, Jim Henry got mislead them and flee into desert, should be a death knell for all them.
Aside some strange coincidences the story is very attractive indeed, mainly at swimming pool at roadside Hotel and on fabulous landscape at California's desert, sadly the beauty Mary Beth Hughes poorly used on movie, should be interesting expose her last day alive on the apartment where she found death, what stunning girl, the low point certainly the contrive confession scene at quicksand, rookie move, overall a good entertainment.
Thanks for reading
Resume:
First watch: 2023 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.