I came across this movie posted on youtube and really was pretty much glued to it. It is tense and well-acted, although at times so dark it was difficult to see what was going on, but that could be due to the copy posted, not sure. Reminded me of Robert Mitchum once saying about one of his noir movies, that it was so dark on set, they had to light a match to see one another.
Lizbeth Scott plays a woman ruled by her desire for money. She wants to keep the money that was inadvertently tossed into the back of the car she and her husband were driving in so badly that she will kill him if necessary. And of course it is. She just takes him out onto a little boat on a small lake and shoots him. Then she picks up the money's real owner, who is already after her for the loot (a creepy Don Duryea), to replace him in the boat, so that the boat renter guy won't notice her coming back alone, lol.
Speaking of acting, the gal who plays the husband's sister Cathy is terrific and great-looking too. Name of Kristine Miller, I've never seen or heard of her before. Hard to look elsewhere when she is in the scene. What happened to her? Lizbeth is tightly wrapped in this film, even for her.And she is on crazy street this time. It is a little incredible just what this woman will do to keep that bag of cash, body count no issue. She kind of reminds me of Lauren Bacall on steroids. You just know she has to come to a bad end and can't wait to see how they'll do it. She's too bad to get away with her deeds, even in a noir.
And bad end does come...in a slightly cliché, awkward manner but it does the trick.
Lizbeth Scott plays a woman ruled by her desire for money. She wants to keep the money that was inadvertently tossed into the back of the car she and her husband were driving in so badly that she will kill him if necessary. And of course it is. She just takes him out onto a little boat on a small lake and shoots him. Then she picks up the money's real owner, who is already after her for the loot (a creepy Don Duryea), to replace him in the boat, so that the boat renter guy won't notice her coming back alone, lol.
Speaking of acting, the gal who plays the husband's sister Cathy is terrific and great-looking too. Name of Kristine Miller, I've never seen or heard of her before. Hard to look elsewhere when she is in the scene. What happened to her? Lizbeth is tightly wrapped in this film, even for her.And she is on crazy street this time. It is a little incredible just what this woman will do to keep that bag of cash, body count no issue. She kind of reminds me of Lauren Bacall on steroids. You just know she has to come to a bad end and can't wait to see how they'll do it. She's too bad to get away with her deeds, even in a noir.
And bad end does come...in a slightly cliché, awkward manner but it does the trick.