"You dirty rotten stinking animal", these were the harsh words actor Richard Conte who plays the bookkeeper Eddie Rico blandly expresses to a Mr. Rogers type of mob boss Sid Kubik, played by character actor Larry Gates. This is a black and white 1957 film which softens the film's gritty under story which is that you don't mess with the mob. Some of the bad guys in this film were miscast and they could have been playing children's ice cream truck drivers rather than rough and tough hit men.
Yes, there is a plot in the film, but I wouldn't say that it was very suspenseful and I won't be putting it on my DVD film noir purchase list.
I give it a barely passable 5 out of 10 IMDB rating.
Yes, there is a plot in the film, but I wouldn't say that it was very suspenseful and I won't be putting it on my DVD film noir purchase list.
I give it a barely passable 5 out of 10 IMDB rating.