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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Daniel Mainwaring (screenplay) &
Gerald Drayson Adams (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 December 1949 (Sweden) more
Tagline:
Mitchum is HOT! - HOT...off location in the heart of Mexico...HOT...after a girl with a million-dollar figure!...HOT...at the nation's boxoffices...HOT...in his newest picture!
Plot:
An army lieutenant accused of robbery pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend. full summary | full synopsis
User Comments:
What a great film! more (34 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Robert Mitchum | ... | Lt. Duke Halliday | |
| Jane Greer | ... | Joan 'Chiquita' Graham | |
| William Bendix | ... | Capt. Vincent Blake | |
| Patric Knowles | ... | Jim Fiske | |
| Ramon Novarro | ... | Inspector General Ortega | |
| Don Alvarado | ... | Lt. Ruiz | |
| John Qualen | ... | Julius Seton | |
| Pascual García Peña | ... | Manuel (as Pascual Garcia Pena) |
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Runtime:
71 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | UK:PG | USA:Approved | Sweden:15 | Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Quotes:
Lt. Duke Halliday:
Where's Fiske?
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham:
Taking the parrot for a walk.
Lt. Duke Halliday:
You wouldn't be his wife, would you?
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham:
No, I wouldn't!
Lt. Duke Halliday:
Mmm-hmm!
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham:
[taking offense] I don't like the 'Mmm-hmm.' I'm not his wife!
Lt. Duke Halliday:
If you were, I wouldn't be saying 'Mmm-hmm!'
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Big Steal: Look Behind You (2007) (V) more
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What a great film this is! Lighthearted and serious, romantic and thrilling, tense and humorous all at once. It's simply a joy to watch from the very first frame right to the end. There's never a dull moment, the performances are first-rate, and while, on the surface, it's one of those typical middle-of-the-road 40's quasi-noir films, it manages to transcend all that and become something truly special. It certainly doesn't have the greatness of something like The Big Sleep or The Maltese Falcon, and yet it's just as enjoyable, and in some ways, even more enjoyable than either of those. If movies are an escape, there is no world I would rather escape to than the one created by this film.