Night has come to Los Angeles. Jim Vanning (Aldo Ray) encounters model Marie Gardner (Anne Bancroft) at a bar. Two thugs are looking for their $350k and accuse Jim of hiding it. In flashbacks, Jim and Dr. Edward Gurston are on a fishing trip when the two men crash their car. Meanwhile, insurance investigator Ben Fraser is on their trail.
It's a nice setup for a noir thriller. This has a nice foursome going. The addition of Ben Fraser doesn't necessarily heighten the tension. He could have worked better if he turns out to be a greedy villain. There are also moments of great potential like the snowplow but this movie is unwilling to get bloody. This is a noir of its time. It has good parts and not so good parts.
It's a nice setup for a noir thriller. This has a nice foursome going. The addition of Ben Fraser doesn't necessarily heighten the tension. He could have worked better if he turns out to be a greedy villain. There are also moments of great potential like the snowplow but this movie is unwilling to get bloody. This is a noir of its time. It has good parts and not so good parts.