I am so used to seeing Fred MacMurray play a good guy that watching him play Paul Sheridan, a police officer with questionable morals, really added interest to this noir film. He gets seduced, although I think "Pushover" is too strong of a word, by Kim Novak's character Lona, who did not have to work very hard. A violent bank robber is on the run and the police have his latest mol Lona's place under surveillance.
Meanwhile, Paul makes contact with Lona to get information out of her...but the tables get turned as she slowly convinces him to try to get the money for then to be together...a simple plan involving killing her boyfriend. Paul's partner does a little voyeuristic watching of Lona's next door neighbor who is a nurse played by Dorothy Malone named Ann Stewart. And it's a good thing he did...because these two are the key to solving this crime!
"I don't think you're getting any spark"-Paul
I liked seeing this more manly side of Fred MacMurray, who really took Kim Novak into his arms forcefully for their first kiss. I also really enjoyed the straight cop played by Philip Carey. He and Dorothy Malone really were the saving graces of this film.
Novak is lovely in her bullet bra sex kitten kind of way and MacMurray tougher than I have ever seen him. This should be a must see for noir fans and I think Novak and MacMurray fans as well. This is a recommendation from me.
Meanwhile, Paul makes contact with Lona to get information out of her...but the tables get turned as she slowly convinces him to try to get the money for then to be together...a simple plan involving killing her boyfriend. Paul's partner does a little voyeuristic watching of Lona's next door neighbor who is a nurse played by Dorothy Malone named Ann Stewart. And it's a good thing he did...because these two are the key to solving this crime!
"I don't think you're getting any spark"-Paul
I liked seeing this more manly side of Fred MacMurray, who really took Kim Novak into his arms forcefully for their first kiss. I also really enjoyed the straight cop played by Philip Carey. He and Dorothy Malone really were the saving graces of this film.
Novak is lovely in her bullet bra sex kitten kind of way and MacMurray tougher than I have ever seen him. This should be a must see for noir fans and I think Novak and MacMurray fans as well. This is a recommendation from me.