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May 1954 (USA)
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An amnesiac finally learns his true identity...as a murder suspect. And he doesn't even know whether he is guilty... full summary | add synopsis
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Excellent version of Mickey Spillane's book.
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(Complete credited cast)| Anthony Quinn | ... | Johnny McBride | |
| Charles Coburn | ... | Gardiner | |
| Gene Evans | ... | Servo | |
| Peggie Castle | ... | Venus | |
| Mary Ellen Kay | ... | Wendy Miller | |
| Shirley Patterson | ... | Carol Shay (as Shawn Smith) | |
| Dolores Donlon | ... | Troy Avalon | |
| Barry Kelley | ... | Tucker | |
| James Millican | ... | Police Capt. Lindsay | |
| Bruno VeSota | ... | Eddie Packman | |
| Jay Adler | ... | Joe the Bellhop | |
| John Damler | ... | Reporter Alan Logan | |
| Frank Marlowe | ... | Pop Henderson |
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94 min
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Mickey Spillane was far better than what people use to give him credit for. His tough guys and sexy, deadly women gave a new life to the private eye novels of the fifties. This is a surprisingly good, forgotten film directed by Victor Saville, who also directed the famous flop "The Silver Chalice". Also a top cinematographer Franz Planer. The story is about Johnny McBride (Anthony Quinn), a man that lost his memory and also his fingerprints. McBride was involved in stealing 250000 dollars from a bank, together with a woman named Vera, who changed her looks and name. There are two remarkable moments in the film, first when the gangster Servo (Gene Evans) has all four women suspected of being Vera together, and then when the beautiful Venus (Peggy Castle) with long blond hair,tied up, drags herself to kiss McBride. Spillane's characters belong to a fantasy pulp, world and there resides their charm.