Very good film showcasing the acting talents of Steve Cochran and as the brassy blond in the first part of the film, Ruth Roman.
Rather than his usual tough persona, Cochran comes across quite well as the rather sullen convict leaving prison after 18 years for shooting his no good father. The film shows that he had missed the formative years of life while incarcerated.
Trouble seems to follow Cochran as he meets up with Roman, and he thinks he has killed her lover, a police officer.
The film deals with their adventures along the way. They wed under assumed names and eventually land in California, where befriended by a couple with a child. Cochran works hard on the land and the two settle down. Naturally, fate intervenes and the couple, through tragedy, are forced to tell who Cochran really is so as to collect the much needed reward money.
The ending may not totally satisfy our tastes as Cochran did actually wound another police officer, but we may be happy to see that he and Roman are given another opportunity at life.
Rather than his usual tough persona, Cochran comes across quite well as the rather sullen convict leaving prison after 18 years for shooting his no good father. The film shows that he had missed the formative years of life while incarcerated.
Trouble seems to follow Cochran as he meets up with Roman, and he thinks he has killed her lover, a police officer.
The film deals with their adventures along the way. They wed under assumed names and eventually land in California, where befriended by a couple with a child. Cochran works hard on the land and the two settle down. Naturally, fate intervenes and the couple, through tragedy, are forced to tell who Cochran really is so as to collect the much needed reward money.
The ending may not totally satisfy our tastes as Cochran did actually wound another police officer, but we may be happy to see that he and Roman are given another opportunity at life.