Hively is an unknown to me and his direction of STREET OF CHANCE did nothing to highlight his fame. The screenplay by Garrett Fort, based on a Woorlrich novel, has some substance even if it falls short of riveting. Unlike the usual amnesia case, Burgess Meredith receives a bump on the head from a plank dropped from a construction site and he suddenly remembers his former name... he just does not remember what he used to do as Thompson, the good man, or Nearing, the baddie.
A better actor might have made something of this role. Meredith does very sadly fail in that quest. Even shorter than female lead Trevor, Meredith rapidly annoyed me with his shifty eyes.
Trevor is the film's saving grace. Pity that you pick up early on just whodunnit. 6/10.
A better actor might have made something of this role. Meredith does very sadly fail in that quest. Even shorter than female lead Trevor, Meredith rapidly annoyed me with his shifty eyes.
Trevor is the film's saving grace. Pity that you pick up early on just whodunnit. 6/10.