Don 'Red' Barry was a popular B-western star in the 1940s. While he made a few non-westerns like "The Last Crooked Mile", he never made much of a splash in these sorts of films and by the 1950s his career was in a serious decline. This is because apparently he was a VERY difficult actor and directors hated him. It's all a real shame, as in this film, Barry is quite good and shows he could do more than just cheap B-westerns....and I would have enjoyed seeing more like it.
When the story being, the Jarvis gang holds up a bank and they make off with $300,000! Soon, however, they are spotted and while trying to make their getaway, the crooks' car goes off a cliff and they are killed. Oddly, however, the money isn't found in the wreckage and the film about search for this money.
The police and insurance folks are definitely stumped when Tom Dwyer (Red Barry) comes into their office and introduces himself. He's a private investigator and he thinks perhaps he can find the money and earn a finder's fee. Soon, dames and thugs start falling out of the woodwork...and you wonder if Dwyer can survive to collect!
Apart from some unnecessary songs (which weren't unusual in such films), this is a pretty good film and looks better than a typical Republic film. At 67 minutes, it's technically a B-movie, but looks better...plus it also has a very nice cast of familiar faces. In particular, Barry is very good as the cocky playboy investigator.
By the way, this story is mostly set at a town called Ocean City. There is an Ocean City, Maryland as well as one in New Jersey, though despite the movie saying the town is in California, there's no town by that name there.
When the story being, the Jarvis gang holds up a bank and they make off with $300,000! Soon, however, they are spotted and while trying to make their getaway, the crooks' car goes off a cliff and they are killed. Oddly, however, the money isn't found in the wreckage and the film about search for this money.
The police and insurance folks are definitely stumped when Tom Dwyer (Red Barry) comes into their office and introduces himself. He's a private investigator and he thinks perhaps he can find the money and earn a finder's fee. Soon, dames and thugs start falling out of the woodwork...and you wonder if Dwyer can survive to collect!
Apart from some unnecessary songs (which weren't unusual in such films), this is a pretty good film and looks better than a typical Republic film. At 67 minutes, it's technically a B-movie, but looks better...plus it also has a very nice cast of familiar faces. In particular, Barry is very good as the cocky playboy investigator.
By the way, this story is mostly set at a town called Ocean City. There is an Ocean City, Maryland as well as one in New Jersey, though despite the movie saying the town is in California, there's no town by that name there.