An undercover Federal officer serving time in prison fakes his escape in order to infiltrate a heroin smuggling ring.An undercover Federal officer serving time in prison fakes his escape in order to infiltrate a heroin smuggling ring.An undercover Federal officer serving time in prison fakes his escape in order to infiltrate a heroin smuggling ring.
- Agent Burke
- (as Tommy Jackson)
- Eastland Hospital Nurse
- (uncredited)
- Agent Gorman
- (uncredited)
- Cell Block Guard
- (uncredited)
- Hotel Ansonia Maid
- (uncredited)
- Arnold's Secretary
- (uncredited)
- …
- Man in Black
- (uncredited)
- …
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- TriviaPart of the SON OF SHOCK package of 20 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original SHOCK THEATER release of 52 features one year earlier. This was also the first of 11 Columbia titles, the other 61 all being Universals.
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- Quotes
Mr. X: [as Hart is restrained on the operating table] I am just going to cut away your shirt. You don't mind? The pain when I am going through the layers of skin will not be unendurable. It is only when I am able to cut on the inside that you will realize you are having... an experience.
[He cackles under his surgical mask]
Mr. X: Wasn't it Nietzsche, who said that unendurable pain merges into ecstasy?
- ConnectionsEdited from The Criminal Code (1930)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Columbia action picture has Jack Holt playing Secret Agent Jack Hart who goes undercover in a prison and befriends the henchman (Boris Karloff) of a maniac passing off various narcotics on the street. Hart isn't able to find his identity but he begins to grow suspicious of a doctor (Edward Van Sloan) who seems to be hiding a few things. Footage from the same studio's THE CRIMINAL CODE was used here as well as several sets from that film so fans of that film might be curious to check this one out, which turns out to be fairly entertaining even though a stronger director probably would have gotten more out of it and raised it beyond its "B" movie roots. What works best is the cast, which also includes Constance Cummings as the lose interest for our main hero. She's pretty good in the film and has wonderful chemistry with Holt whose as stiff as ever but still manages to turn in a good performance. It appears people either love Holt or hate him but I'm somewhere in between. I have often been put off by his stiffness but I think it actually suits his character here quite well. Karloff gets a pretty good role and manages to be in the majority of the first half of the picture. He too makes the film worth checking out as he proves once again that he could do a wide range of roles and didn't require make up to do them. Fans of FRANKENSTEIN will certainly like seeing him and Van Sloan together again. The story itself is pretty simple and straight forward and really doesn't add too many twists or shocks that can't be spotted from a mile away. The film runs a fast paced 68-minutes, which doesn't leave the viewer too many dull moments. Again, I think a stronger director could have rises the material up some but fans of the cast will certainly want to check this one out.
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- Nov 21, 2009
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- Secret Service
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- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1