Rory Calhoun stars as Frank Harper, a small time crook who is out to score a big payday, but he needs help.
He goes to a man named Flood (James Gregory) who, along with his wife Kay (Mary Costa) is on vacation and trying to get out of the crime game. However, the offer made to him by Harper is too good to resist.
Harper wants to knock off the bank near an army base when the payroll comes in and is worth about one million dollars. Flood sends his wife and Harper to the small town a few months ahead of the robbery to get set up in the community as a young married couple.
Harper buys a gas station and he and Kay settle down. Harper has a thing for Kay and vice versa. They fall in love and both start having second thoughts about going ahead with the crime. Flood arrives and he has others who have joined him.
This sets up a great climax with Kay and Harper going against Flood and his men. This is a neglected film noir thriller that has sadly fallen between the cracks.
All of the actors are very good in their roles with Mary Costa a standout. My God she was beautiful. She just turned 92 on April 5th. The other standout is Robert H. Harris as an booze addicted bomber named Zimmer who is always sweating like a horse and begging for a drink.
If you haven't seen this film, you should. I found it by accident and watched it after I came home from work one afternoon. A VERY ENJOYABLE film. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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