To me, the entry best reflects the really early days of series TV, 1950. Note the limited scenes that are really only two, the sea cave and the apartment, thus reflecting a highly limited budget. After all, audience size was limited then by a transmission belt (Coaxial Cable) that had yet to span the country. (We in Colorado wouldn't get TV until late 1952, and even now as a geezer I remember that day well.) Then too, I expect the impressive sea cave was a studio left-over, a dramatic storyline choice, nonetheless.
Storywise, it's a pretty lame entry, with a heavy plot idea (international smugglers) that quickly crushes the weak production support; plus a small cast that pretty much walks through their roles. Donlevy especially seems uninterested and a long way from his usual movieland grit.
Anyway, a couple notes in passing. Note how often folks fondly light up a cigarette and puff away like there's no tomorrow. But then it's still a day when that was a 'cool' thing to do. And maybe it's just my old geezer hormones but I could swear actress Adams could double for 50's glamour girl Jane Russell, a good reason to otherwise tune in. But maybe the best reason is to catch TV limping along then in its earliest meagre stages. But fortunately it's not one that would last.
Storywise, it's a pretty lame entry, with a heavy plot idea (international smugglers) that quickly crushes the weak production support; plus a small cast that pretty much walks through their roles. Donlevy especially seems uninterested and a long way from his usual movieland grit.
Anyway, a couple notes in passing. Note how often folks fondly light up a cigarette and puff away like there's no tomorrow. But then it's still a day when that was a 'cool' thing to do. And maybe it's just my old geezer hormones but I could swear actress Adams could double for 50's glamour girl Jane Russell, a good reason to otherwise tune in. But maybe the best reason is to catch TV limping along then in its earliest meagre stages. But fortunately it's not one that would last.