A gang of men stage a well-organized robbery and try to stick to their plan. After they make it with a nine-ton gold shipment, they divide into three truck loads and head to different directions to confuse the police. Soon, they find out that no crime goes unpunished...
For a film noir is neither so dark neither so atmospheric. Hubert Cornfield creates some very serious dialogues between the culprits but that is not enough to make this film actually thrilling and adventurous. The black-and-white color is a big plus and so are the angles and sequences but something gets in the way of this film becoming a very good film noir. Is it the story? Is it the acting? Is it the fact that it's too politically correct (the true American lesson in the end teaching that all criminals get it some way or the other) ? Watch it and check for yourself.
All the acting of the film is decent enough, just as expected from a U.S. film of that era. Most of the gang members are quite "not famous" but Gene Raymond and Elisha Cook Jr. are the most recognizable. If you ask me, there's one person that steals the show and that is the old lady that fucks it all up int he end.
Must watch this : with a good old hot bowl of mushroom soup on a random col January night.
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| I think mine's dirty |
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| Gotta look fresh for my mugshot |
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| Oh, my ! I wrecked your car! |
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