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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Roy Huggins (screenplay)
Roy Huggins (serial)
Release Date:
13 August 1949 (USA) more
Tagline:
That's just to remind you... you're in a tough racket now!
Plot:
Through a fluke circumstance a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and she is determined to hold onto it even it if means murder. full summary | full synopsis
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Lizabeth Scott | ... | Jane Palmer | |
| Don DeFore | ... | Don Blake | |
| Dan Duryea | ... | Danny Fuller | |
| Arthur Kennedy | ... | Alan Palmer | |
| Kristine Miller | ... | Kathy Palmer | |
| Barry Kelley | ... | Lt. Breach |
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Also Known As:
Killer Bait (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:
99 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1952) | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #13539) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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Reissued in 1955 under the title "Killer Bait". more
Quotes:
Jane Palmer:
Did you notice where the liquor was when you went through my kitchen?
Danny Fuller:
Sure!
Jane Palmer:
Go make us a drink.
Danny Fuller:
Stallin' honey?
Jane Palmer:
What do I call you besides 'Stupid?'
Danny Fuller:
[Chuckles] Stupid'll do if you don't bruise easily. Otherwise you might try Danny.
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Byron Haskin of Arsenic and Old Lace and War of the Worlds fame teamed up with Roy Huggins to create this solid film noir entry. Huggins writing is superb for the genre - neither pretentious nor overly manic. The pace is brisk but not painfully so. And the film is very well conceived, well directed, well edited and very well acted.
The remarkable Lizabeth Scott (Jane Palmer), married to a young Arthur Kennedy (Alan Palmer), is the focus of our attention. The coupled are driving to a friend's house when a car flashes them and its occupant tosses a leather bag with 60,000 dollars into their car and drives off. Jane wants to keep it, Alan wants to turn it in. Soon, this windfall becomes a mixed blessing, as it reveals a rather frightening side of Jane's personality. The plot intertwines noir twists and turns and incessant mystery and, frequently, winds up in unanticipated places.
Lizabeth Scott is PERFECT, and really MAKES this film as much as the intriguing story and successful directing. Don Defore also turns in a notable performance as does Kristine Miller. Dan Duryea was nicely cast in his role as the heavy, but his performance here was just a sliver below his usual par.
This is very nice bit of noir cinema and will satisfy most noir fans, as well as modern crime drama aficionados. Recommended!