Phil Karlson directed this tight tale about murder and double cross.
A man named Joe Rolfe (John Payne) is an ex-con who now works for a floral delivery company. Each day he stops by a shop for a delivery which is located next to a bank.
Unknown to him a man is planning a heist of the armored car which stops at the bank every morning. Hia name is Tim Foster (Preston Foster) and he secretly hires three other to help him. They all have their identities hidden from each other.
The robbery is pulled off and Joe is accused of the crime and arrested. This is because he was driving a floral truck, which the criminals also drove. The cops find that they cannot hold Joe, and he tsakes it upon himself to travel to Mexico and find the men who set him up.
This is excellent story telling and the film moves at a brisk pace. Payne is perfect as the would be fall guy. The rets of the excellent cast includes Neville Brand, Lee Van Cleef and Jack Elam as the three men whom Foster hires for the robbery. Also Coleen Greyis Tim's daughter Helen.
The print from Sinister is crisp and clear and widescreen. I could rave on about this film for days. It's one of the most perfect films ever made and if you're a noir fan you shouldn't miss it.
Elam really steals every scene he is in. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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