Every time Percy Helton shows up, you know there's going to be trouble for the person he encounters. In this case, it's Joan Vohs who has borrowed fiancee Scott Brady's car and accidentally runs over a night watchman on a bicycle. Helton urges Vohs to scram, yet writes down the license plate number, planning to blackmail her. Others have the same idea, and before you can scream "woman driver!", Brady (who's also a cop) tries to get her out of this jam.
A suspenseful account of what happens when being in the wrong place at the wrong time leads to someone making a rash decision, this Republic film noir is surprised arch and violent. Opportunity knocks, and those on the other side of the door finds danger there, unexpected rotten behavior through human greed and vindictive vendettas.
Garage owner Frank Faylen uses knowledge of the accidental crime in the wrong way, incuring the wrath of his volatile hard drinking wife, Virginia Gregg. This one's filled with surprises, and in spite of a budget perhaps only slightly higher than a 50's television program is quite gripping. Helton and Gregg really get some good scenery to chew, although I always fear that Helton's going to pass out from lack of oxygen.
A suspenseful account of what happens when being in the wrong place at the wrong time leads to someone making a rash decision, this Republic film noir is surprised arch and violent. Opportunity knocks, and those on the other side of the door finds danger there, unexpected rotten behavior through human greed and vindictive vendettas.
Garage owner Frank Faylen uses knowledge of the accidental crime in the wrong way, incuring the wrath of his volatile hard drinking wife, Virginia Gregg. This one's filled with surprises, and in spite of a budget perhaps only slightly higher than a 50's television program is quite gripping. Helton and Gregg really get some good scenery to chew, although I always fear that Helton's going to pass out from lack of oxygen.