7/10
Offbeat plot and some mismatches slightly scratch a good Noir direct by the legendary Michael Curtiz!!
3 September 2023
Just Michael Curtiz on direction lifts this movie in another level, if not had a lame screenplay downgrading the offering, the leading cast aside Carol Ohmart as scheming girl that trapped her lover in her net, Tom Tryon has an ambiguous character that later states as victim, he didn't fooled anyone looking his decision to steal a Jewelry's thief, a decent man doesn't go to far, said that let go to the plot.

Pauline Nevins (Carol Ohmart) a well married girl with an older wealthy business man Ralph Nevens (James Gregory) has been a hot affair with the young Marsh (Tom Tryon) a manager of own Boss Ralph, during the hidden meeting in a hill, they randomly hear a plan to stolen the Jewelry on safe from a mansion nearby during the absence of their owners on vacation, the greedy Pauline suggests to Marsh steal the booty aiming for she sets free from unhappy marriage and both runaway with a good 350 thousand dollars in jewelry to live on overseas.

The faltering Marsh accepts under pressure of Pauline, however his clever husband Ralph is aware that something is wrong and decides follow the couple at crime spot in order debunk the unfaithful wife and the double crossing employer, in the meantime that Marsh stolen the goods of the stealers, Ralph and Pauline struggles inside the car, Ralph got a gun that on fight he was deadly shot, the couple vanish at once, Ralph lies down on the ground when the police arrives at crime scene, aftermaths Marsh handles bad with guilty, whilst Pauline is nervous breakdown by Police's pushing concerning the sudden husband murder and mainly by Marsh stop talking her all along, worst the mastermind of the robbery reaches Pauline asking for their jewelry back or someone will be harshly punished.

Apart the offbeat screenplay, also appears the famous singer Nat King Cole on a Night Club singing a song in an off-topic acting, letting at first glance a felling of promotion a singer than anything else, bad move, also Marsh is upset blaming himself, just right now he sees how he was rigged for a woman that seemed so kindly, totally wrong Pauline often displayed an ambitious woman easily perceived in her arranged sad marriage for financial purposes and status, all involved in this net of betrayal and stealing and murder are rotten, sadly the gorgeous Carol Ohmart didn't go so far as star on Hollywood.

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First watch: 2023 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.5.
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