A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies teller Leon Poole as inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole swears vengeance against Wagner. About three years later, Poole (until then a model prisoner) abruptly takes his chance to kill a guard and escape. It's clear during the ensuing manhunt that Poole is obsessed in pursuit of a single end; but not quite the end everyone supposes... (Full plot summary below)
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A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies teller Leon Poole as inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole swears vengeance against Wagner. About three years later, Poole (until then a model prisoner) abruptly takes his chance to kill a guard and escape. It's clear during the ensuing manhunt that Poole is obsessed in pursuit of a single end; but not quite the end everyone supposes.
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| Classic Film and TelevisionMichael E. GrostStrange, moody film noir, filled with observations on daily life, technology and gender in the 1950's. |
| Slant MagazineFernando F. CroceHanded a narrative stuffed with cat-and-mouse violence, the filmmaker plays down dark hysteria in favor of grayish curtness, and the film is no less tense for that. |
| User ReviewChris .Proof Budd Boetticher could direct movies not in the Western genre, Wendell Corey steals the whole movie. |
| User Reviewjay nExcellent Film Noir with a Real Psychotic Killer, A Great Soundtrack and Fancy Cars |
| User ReviewDave SDoesn't seem like much at first, but it's kind of awesomely grim, makes good use of implied violence, and makes room for an impressive amount of character psychology in its short running time. |
| User ReviewOrlok WReal thrills in this crime drama as I felt goosebumps on my arms. The acting on behalf of the actors I really felt for them as the story progresses. The wife and husband scenes, Rhonda Fleming and Joseph Cotton, made me really feel for them both, and shows that the dangers of a cop's life not only affect the one person, but the family as a whole. |
| User ReviewEric ETightly directed Budd Boetticher thriller about cop Joseph Cotten who accidentally kills bank robber Wendell Corey's wife following a heist. Corey escapes from prison and wants to get revenge on Cotten. I've never really though much of Wendell Corey as an actor and always found him kind of wooden, but he's terrifically effective as creepy killer who you also manages to generate a certain amount of sympathy in a pathetic sort of way. But the real star of the film is Boetticher's suspenseful direction. |
| User Reviewroger tgood stuff. escaped psycho gunning for a policeman's wife. really tense and well directed |
| User ReviewJenn MIt was alright. The story was good, a cop accidently kills a bank robbers wife while trying to arrest him and then finds himself trying to protect his wife when the robber escapes prison to seek revenge. I did find the wife to be extremely annoying though which ruined the movie for me a bit butotherwise, it was enjoyable |
| User ReviewMaria VThis movie would benefit from some antecedent action--it is way too short. |
