This low budget British second feature has one advantage over scores of similar films of its time: it was shot on location in South Africa, not just on a grotty back lot. Two unlucky souls are brought together by fate: Ricky (Tony Wright), who owes £1500 in gambling debts, and Maria (Sonja Ziemann) who's about to go blind. To make matters worse, Ricky's best friend Joe (Helmut Schmid) has been assigned to kill him if he doesn't make good on his debt. In order for them to get out of their mutual predicaments, the duo cook up an insurance scheme. Ivor Slaney's bold, brassy score steals unashamedly from Elmer Bernstein's theme from The Man With the Golden Arm, but what more can you expect from an Eady money cheapie?
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