IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.
Harry Morgan
- Soldier
- (as Henry Morgan)
Abdullah Abbas
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
- Civilian Detective
- (uncredited)
Al Bain
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
John Bishop
- Det. Fielding
- (uncredited)
John Breen
- Bit Role
- (uncredited)
Walter Burke
- George
- (uncredited)
Hamilton Camp
- Bobby
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe $5000.00 check written in this 1950 film would be equivalent to $55,000.00 in 2020 dollars.
- GoofsAs Fran Garland first walks into the card game, behind her, a string tied to the door which makes the door automatically close after she walks through it can be briefly seen.
- Quotes
Fran Garland: Why didn't you answer the phone?
Danny Haley: There was nobody I wanted to talk to.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Biography: Charlton Heston: For All Seasons (1995)
- SoundtracksI Don't Want to Walk without You
(uncredited)
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics Frank Loesser
Performed by Lizabeth Scott (dubbed by Trudy Stevens)
[Fran is rehearsing the song when Danny first walks into the club]
Featured review
Heston's star turn top-notch, but story isn't
Heston does a marvelous job is in his first star turn. Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, and Ed Begley lend impeccable supporting work. Don De Fore is re-teamed with Lizabeth Scott for the first time since You Came Along. Scott (Dead Reckoning, Strange Love of Martha Ivers, I Walk Alone, Stolen Face) is one of my all-time favorite femme fatales. Dieterle's direction is fast-paced and interesting throughout. Unfortunately, the whole turns out to be less than the sum of its parts.
The problem is in the inconsistent and unimaginative script. It's really a pedestrian tale of revenge with a miscast Mike Mazurki -- not a true film noir as it is normally billed. The parade of musical interludes is annoying. The chemistry between Scott and Heston doesn't work. And, the ending is a real letdown.
Chalk this one up as a well-acted and well-directed misfire.
The problem is in the inconsistent and unimaginative script. It's really a pedestrian tale of revenge with a miscast Mike Mazurki -- not a true film noir as it is normally billed. The parade of musical interludes is annoying. The chemistry between Scott and Heston doesn't work. And, the ending is a real letdown.
Chalk this one up as a well-acted and well-directed misfire.
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- herbqedi
- Jun 19, 2003
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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