A Good Production and a Decent Cast Can't Raise this Functionary, Pedestrian Picture from the Prolific 1950's Police Procedurals.
Film-Noir had All but Given Up the Ghost with the Eisenhower Era Emphasis on Big-Brother Watchdog Law Enforcement Forever "Looking Out For You".
Noir's Grit was Increasingly Being Scrubbed by the Booming Decade's Affluence.
The Odd Thing in this one is that Female Firebrands Abbe Lane and Allison Hayes are at the Core of Anything that Makes it Special.
Both Broads are in Fine Form with Clinging Dresses and Firecracker Personalities.
Some Scenes Stand Out, like the Climax Chase, and Abbe Lane Taking a Beating.
Of Minor Interest is Bandleader Xavier Cugat in a Speaking Part.
But the Film Struggles to have an Edge and Succumbs to Sedentary Situations Concerning Book-Keeping and other Mundane Aspects, like Paul Stewart and His Ma.
Slightly Above Average because of Lane, Hayes, and Stewart.
But Dennis O' Keefe seems Worn-Out and Past His Prime.
Good Street Scenes with Bigger than Big Cars and Chicago Locations also Help
Worth a Watch.
Film-Noir had All but Given Up the Ghost with the Eisenhower Era Emphasis on Big-Brother Watchdog Law Enforcement Forever "Looking Out For You".
Noir's Grit was Increasingly Being Scrubbed by the Booming Decade's Affluence.
The Odd Thing in this one is that Female Firebrands Abbe Lane and Allison Hayes are at the Core of Anything that Makes it Special.
Both Broads are in Fine Form with Clinging Dresses and Firecracker Personalities.
Some Scenes Stand Out, like the Climax Chase, and Abbe Lane Taking a Beating.
Of Minor Interest is Bandleader Xavier Cugat in a Speaking Part.
But the Film Struggles to have an Edge and Succumbs to Sedentary Situations Concerning Book-Keeping and other Mundane Aspects, like Paul Stewart and His Ma.
Slightly Above Average because of Lane, Hayes, and Stewart.
But Dennis O' Keefe seems Worn-Out and Past His Prime.
Good Street Scenes with Bigger than Big Cars and Chicago Locations also Help
Worth a Watch.