Taut Indie Produced by Bogart's Short-Lived "Santana-Studio".
An Intimate Family Conflict Brought On by John Derrick (at 25 playing young) and his Revelation to HIs Family of a "Self-Defense" Killing (a friend) and Subsequent Fleeing the Scene.
The Drama Heats Up When Lee J. Cobb (in a very unusual laid-back mode), the Father, and an Attorney, Advises His Son to Turn Him-Self In, while the Mother (Erin Moore) Thinks He Should Lay-Low and Forget it, even though the Victim is Her Best Friend's Son.
A Fever-Pitch is Reached when an Innocent Man (Whit Bissell) is Arrested and Put on Trial for the Crime.
Then There's a Big Twist.
A Brooding, Simmering Story that is Familiar but Given Enough Gravitas from the Players and some Surprises.
John Derrick Plays the "Playboy" Girl-Magnet with Ease, and Reaches Deep for some Angst, Regret, Conflict, and His "Better Angels".
Overall, Somewhat Compelling "Little" Movie with "Big" Life-Lessons on its Mind.
Directed by the Prolific but Inconsistent Henry Levin.
It Succeeds with some Melodramatic Ways that Makes it a Borderline Film-Noir and...
Worth a Watch.
An Intimate Family Conflict Brought On by John Derrick (at 25 playing young) and his Revelation to HIs Family of a "Self-Defense" Killing (a friend) and Subsequent Fleeing the Scene.
The Drama Heats Up When Lee J. Cobb (in a very unusual laid-back mode), the Father, and an Attorney, Advises His Son to Turn Him-Self In, while the Mother (Erin Moore) Thinks He Should Lay-Low and Forget it, even though the Victim is Her Best Friend's Son.
A Fever-Pitch is Reached when an Innocent Man (Whit Bissell) is Arrested and Put on Trial for the Crime.
Then There's a Big Twist.
A Brooding, Simmering Story that is Familiar but Given Enough Gravitas from the Players and some Surprises.
John Derrick Plays the "Playboy" Girl-Magnet with Ease, and Reaches Deep for some Angst, Regret, Conflict, and His "Better Angels".
Overall, Somewhat Compelling "Little" Movie with "Big" Life-Lessons on its Mind.
Directed by the Prolific but Inconsistent Henry Levin.
It Succeeds with some Melodramatic Ways that Makes it a Borderline Film-Noir and...
Worth a Watch.