A lot of head scratchers here, the main one being why lovely Mary (Ava Gardner) ever returned home to Ashbury in the first place, especially after seeing her decked out in the mink fur she managed to hustle from a flame in Chicago. It could have been for love, but one look at ex-boyfriend Kenny (George Raft), and one wonders how this tough guy/petty gambler comes by his cash with no job or other visible means of support. No matter, it's once again off to the races with Kenny, and when he's not being cooperative, the big shot owner of the Flamingo, Lew Lentz (Tom Conway).
The character to keep your eye on here is Kenny's buddy Gitlo (Victor McLaglen) who on the surface appears to be your average good old boy, but soon enough reveals the malice in his heart for boss Lentz. I have to admit, I was distracted the entire movie by hearing what I thought to be Gitmo whenever Mclaglen's character was around. You know what else was weird? Didn't it look like The Flamingo was a combination barber shop, pool room and saloon hall? Very strange.
Speaking of very strange, who's hand was it that alarmed the police after Kenny and Gitlo discovered the body? Did that make any sense at all? There was never any reference back to that occurrence later on.
But you know, even with all this odd stuff going on I was curiously intrigued by the film. Raft looked cool, Gardner looked hot, Conway looked sleazy and McLaglen looked, well I don't know how to describe it. A lot like Gitmo.
The character to keep your eye on here is Kenny's buddy Gitlo (Victor McLaglen) who on the surface appears to be your average good old boy, but soon enough reveals the malice in his heart for boss Lentz. I have to admit, I was distracted the entire movie by hearing what I thought to be Gitmo whenever Mclaglen's character was around. You know what else was weird? Didn't it look like The Flamingo was a combination barber shop, pool room and saloon hall? Very strange.
Speaking of very strange, who's hand was it that alarmed the police after Kenny and Gitlo discovered the body? Did that make any sense at all? There was never any reference back to that occurrence later on.
But you know, even with all this odd stuff going on I was curiously intrigued by the film. Raft looked cool, Gardner looked hot, Conway looked sleazy and McLaglen looked, well I don't know how to describe it. A lot like Gitmo.