This is an efficient B movie thriller with location shooting in Lebanon. Former Tarzan, Lex Barker is an airline pilot whose passenger plane bound for Athens is diverted to Beirut because of a mechanical problem and they have 24 hours to kill as the mechanics repair the plane.
Mickey Rooney a member of the flight crew starts to act suspicious for a reason as he is being pursued for past misdeed and it is up to the rest of the flight crew to protect him or come to his rescue.
Diminutive actors Michael Medwin and Mickey Rooney steal the show, the former clearly enjoys the action scenes while Rooney plays a deceitful and conniving rogue which is the reason why he is pursued by the criminal underworld of Beirut.
Aside from the location shooting there is little in the production that is above average.
Mickey Rooney a member of the flight crew starts to act suspicious for a reason as he is being pursued for past misdeed and it is up to the rest of the flight crew to protect him or come to his rescue.
Diminutive actors Michael Medwin and Mickey Rooney steal the show, the former clearly enjoys the action scenes while Rooney plays a deceitful and conniving rogue which is the reason why he is pursued by the criminal underworld of Beirut.
Aside from the location shooting there is little in the production that is above average.