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An unhinged, deceptively mild-mannered bank robber escapes prison, seeking revenge on the cop who accidentally killed his wife during a gun battle.An unhinged, deceptively mild-mannered bank robber escapes prison, seeking revenge on the cop who accidentally killed his wife during a gun battle.An unhinged, deceptively mild-mannered bank robber escapes prison, seeking revenge on the cop who accidentally killed his wife during a gun battle.
Alan Hale Jr.
- Denny
- (as Alan Hale)
Stanley Adams
- Honor Farm Guard
- (uncredited)
Leon Alton
- Bank Robber
- (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
- Mr. Freeman
- (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
- Mrs. Andrews
- (uncredited)
John Cliff
- Ed
- (uncredited)
Richard Collier
- Assistant District Attorney
- (uncredited)
Martha Crawford
- Doris Poole
- (uncredited)
Richard H. Cutting
- Judge
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaBaseball player turned actor John Beradino appears as Mac. He would go on to star as Dr. Hardy on General Hospital (1963). Beradino played Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns, the Cleveland Indians, and the Pittsburgh Pirates for 11 seasons from 1939 to 1952 (interrupted for WWII service).
- GoofsWhen Poole pulls the stolen Ford truck into the farmer's yard, crew members and lights are visible reflected in the side of the truck. As he moves away from the truck, the cameraman is seen moving along with him.
- Quotes
Detective Sam Wagner: Could've been worse, Poole.
Leon Poole: It was worse, remember? I remember.
Detective Chris Gillespie: Poole, we tried to explain.
Leon Poole: Someday, Wagner, I'm gonna settle with you for it. I'm certainly gonna settle with you for it.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Trapped Ashes (2006)
Featured review
Wendell Corey steals low-budget B-film as crazed killer...
Budd Boetticher was getting his "Director's Day" salute on TCM when I watched this little known thriller starring Joseph COTTEN, RHONDA FLEMING and WENDELL COREY.
It's Corey who walks off with the film in what is really the central role as a crazed killer, angry when detective Cotten and his police officers accidentally kill his wife when trying to get him. He vows revenge when he's found guilty of a bank robbery where he was an accomplice, and the rest of the tale involves vengeance and a final comeuppance for Corey.
Joseph COTTEN gives only a middling performance, almost phoning in his job as though he knows his colorless role isn't worth much effort. The same for RHONDA FLEMING as his selfish wife, whose sole contribution is a shapely figure and a pretty face obviously ready for many a close-up.
What raises this above the level of an average B-film is Corey's nuanced performance as a nerdy man who appears almost sympathetic at times and chillingly ruthless when crossed. JOHN LARCH is especially good as an ex service buddy who used to taunt him for his lack of skill with a rifle. It's Corey's work in the film that puts it into a higher category and makes it a psychological crime melodrama worth watching.
Budd Boetticher's no-nonsense approach delivers a solid bit of film-making that lasts a mere one hour and thirteen minutes.
Note: The lower case for the name Joseph is either the fault of my keyboard or IMDb--I've been capitalizing it but it comes out each time as lower case for some unknown reason.
It's Corey who walks off with the film in what is really the central role as a crazed killer, angry when detective Cotten and his police officers accidentally kill his wife when trying to get him. He vows revenge when he's found guilty of a bank robbery where he was an accomplice, and the rest of the tale involves vengeance and a final comeuppance for Corey.
Joseph COTTEN gives only a middling performance, almost phoning in his job as though he knows his colorless role isn't worth much effort. The same for RHONDA FLEMING as his selfish wife, whose sole contribution is a shapely figure and a pretty face obviously ready for many a close-up.
What raises this above the level of an average B-film is Corey's nuanced performance as a nerdy man who appears almost sympathetic at times and chillingly ruthless when crossed. JOHN LARCH is especially good as an ex service buddy who used to taunt him for his lack of skill with a rifle. It's Corey's work in the film that puts it into a higher category and makes it a psychological crime melodrama worth watching.
Budd Boetticher's no-nonsense approach delivers a solid bit of film-making that lasts a mere one hour and thirteen minutes.
Note: The lower case for the name Joseph is either the fault of my keyboard or IMDb--I've been capitalizing it but it comes out each time as lower case for some unknown reason.
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- Jun 25, 2009
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- Also known as
- Blutige Hände
- Filming locations
- W. Pico Blvd. and S. Roxbury Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA(opening shot of the movie shows the signs for these streets, location of the bank where Leon Poole worked, which was robbed by Poole's cohorts)
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- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes
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