Dr. Andrew Collins (Lee J. Cobb) is a police psychiatrist working on investigations. He takes an interest in 18 year old criminal Al Walker (William Holden). Al leads a breakout of the prison. He takes the doctor and his friends hostage.
There is a nice bit of tension due to the compelling actors. I like Walker's complicated mental troubles. There could be more intensity. I find it funny that the party guests are left unrestrained while the two old maids are tied up in the basement. The dreamscape struggles to show surrealism but I leave that mostly due to technical limitations. The hostages need to be better controlled by the gang. With a few tweaks, this could be a great intense psychological drama. As for the big memory reveal, my main issue is the baby hand. Again, it's funny when it shouldn't be which is a small problem.
There is a nice bit of tension due to the compelling actors. I like Walker's complicated mental troubles. There could be more intensity. I find it funny that the party guests are left unrestrained while the two old maids are tied up in the basement. The dreamscape struggles to show surrealism but I leave that mostly due to technical limitations. The hostages need to be better controlled by the gang. With a few tweaks, this could be a great intense psychological drama. As for the big memory reveal, my main issue is the baby hand. Again, it's funny when it shouldn't be which is a small problem.