William Castle directed this Orville Hampton scripted film about a Navy vet named Dan Corbett (Arthur Franz) who buys a rundown government surplus ship in hopes of making it big in the shipping business.
He soon finds himself in trouble with racketeers when he takes a job on the dock of New Orleans to help rebuild the boat. Michael Ansara is Floyd "Zero" Saxson, the man who leads the rackets and will tolerate no interference from anyone. His two henchmen, Big Mike (Mike Mazurki) and Deuce (Frankie Ray) make sure the competition is eliminated.
Corbett meets up with a young woman, Marie Reilly (Beverly Garland) whose husband is soon killed by the mob and he starts his own investigation into all of the criminal activity. This leads to a great climax filled with gun fights, fist fights and non stop action.
This was filmed on location in New Orleans and really shows what the city looked like back in the good old days of the mid 50's. The cast is top notch and full of familiar faces from dozens of movies from the same era. Also inthe cast is the gorgeous Helene Stanton as Saxson's woman, Alma.
If you get a chance you might want to check it out if you like crime dramas. Sadly this is hard to see, but seek it out, you won't be disappointed.
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