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Information
- Year
- 1954
- Runtime
- 71 min.
- Director
- Nathan Juran
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Rating *
- 6.3
- Votes *
- 174
- Checks
- 130
- Favs
- 2
- Dislikes
- 1
- Favs/checks
- 1.5% (1:65)
- Favs/dislikes
- 2:1
Top comments
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locovoco
Richard Conte (Marine Sgt. James Henry)
"I didn't kill her Susan. I didn't even know her. All I did was buy her a drink. One drink. And for sixty-five cents, I bought a martini mixed with dynamite. The cops dragged me in. They had all the questions and answers. I can usually figure 2 and 2 make 4 but their arithmetic scared me. That dynamite went off like a powder keg. I had the same feeling once before...when I was in a foxhole. The whole world seemed to explode. I had to get out. I got a medal for fighting my way out of that one. I can fight my way out of this one too. I didn't kill her and I can prove it. I spent the night in Vegas with a friend, Paul Valliant, army engineer. He can do wonders with the slide rule. You sit out on a home. Pretty nice place...overlooks the salt and sea from any room in the house. The only trouble is it's sitting in four feet of water. Momma used to say if we own a five room house, seven when the tide is out. Paul thinks he might be able to save it. Something about lifting the foundation...I don't know. I'm supposed to meet him at the house...in the morning. He's on some kind of secret duty...can't even use his own name. That's why the police couldn't check me out in Vegas. If I miss him? I'll be in a lot of trouble before I can prove anything. You know when a mortar shell hits a target, you don't have to look twice to know it. I guess falling in love's the same thing...you don't have to look twice. I guess I better get the car fixed."
Now that my friends...is a monologue... 7 years 7 months ago -
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few visible scars
Not really all that good, but sort of passable - at least at the start 8 years 7 months ago
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This movie ranks #510 in TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films
TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films
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