A slightly older Ginger Rogers plays a very hard boiled character named Sherry Conley, who is transported out of a women's prison for the district attorney to convince her to testify against the mob...specifically Lorne Greene's character Beniamin Costain. Almost the entire film takes place inside the hotel room where Sherry is being held as the mob first tries to find her location and second tries to prevent her from testifying. There are two guards employed to be in the room with Sherry and many more to guard the hallway and lobby, but we spend the most time with Vince Striker (Brian Keith) and Mrs. Willoughby (Katherine Anderson). These three spend a little too much time cooped up in a hotel room as a highly annoying western entertainer shamelessly begs for donations on a television telethon.
There is a lot of tension between Vince and Sherry as he offers her some pretty harsh treatment and judgment which comes into question later as a twist is revealed. My favorite scene is when Sherry explains to Vince how she became a "swimsuit model".
Great Ginger Rogers quote in this movie "Men! They ought to trade themselves in for something a girl really needs."
Not my favorite noir, nor my favorite Ginger Rogers film, it was still a fun watch and for that reason I think I would recommend it. It was interesting seeing Ben Cartwright play a mobster, personally I enjoyed the tv personality and I appreciated the little twist thrown in.
There is a lot of tension between Vince and Sherry as he offers her some pretty harsh treatment and judgment which comes into question later as a twist is revealed. My favorite scene is when Sherry explains to Vince how she became a "swimsuit model".
Great Ginger Rogers quote in this movie "Men! They ought to trade themselves in for something a girl really needs."
Not my favorite noir, nor my favorite Ginger Rogers film, it was still a fun watch and for that reason I think I would recommend it. It was interesting seeing Ben Cartwright play a mobster, personally I enjoyed the tv personality and I appreciated the little twist thrown in.