This enjoyable film noir really doesn't have time to develop character, but it's still intriguing as it follows the blackmailing of locksmith William Campbell to aide a group of thieves and breaking into a safe and stealing the loot. It's obvious from the start that the people going out of their way to charm him and make him feel comfortable in their circle have an agenda for him, and they use his romance with troubled Karen Sharpe as leverage to get him in line to do their biding. Anita Ekberg has a small role, while Berry Kroeger and Paul Fix are at their absolute sleaziest as the crooks.
The amusing Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez has a funny bit, singing a comic song, and it's too bad he didn't have more to do. In a bit of amusing self-promotion, he mentions he's going to be on "You Bet Your Life" which he had done in real life to great acclaim and admiration from Groucho Marx. The film does take its time in developing the plot, culminating into nail biting, seat grabbing conclusion where Pedro shows up again for brief involvement in the plot.
The amusing Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez has a funny bit, singing a comic song, and it's too bad he didn't have more to do. In a bit of amusing self-promotion, he mentions he's going to be on "You Bet Your Life" which he had done in real life to great acclaim and admiration from Groucho Marx. The film does take its time in developing the plot, culminating into nail biting, seat grabbing conclusion where Pedro shows up again for brief involvement in the plot.