Police Captain Bert Rawley tracks down homicide detective Ray Patrick (Paul Langton) hiding in a motel room. Ray begs for 24 hours to finish his investigation. The movie flashes back to Ray initially getting the case of a burnt up dead man. He tracks down the man's girlfriend Eden Lane (Barbara Payton).
Payton starts like a femme fatale although her character is written as a damsel in distress. I don't think she works as either nor both. I don't really like Langton either. What I do like is the start. I like the opening premise despite the weird opening fight. It's a lot of missed opportunities. The last 20 minutes is also a bit disappointing. Quite frankly, the opening scene sets it up so much that Bert sitting down to have a bite would always deflate the tension. It needs to ramp up to an exciting thrilling conclusion but it fails to do that. This is a somewhat functional B-movie but only somewhat.
Payton starts like a femme fatale although her character is written as a damsel in distress. I don't think she works as either nor both. I don't really like Langton either. What I do like is the start. I like the opening premise despite the weird opening fight. It's a lot of missed opportunities. The last 20 minutes is also a bit disappointing. Quite frankly, the opening scene sets it up so much that Bert sitting down to have a bite would always deflate the tension. It needs to ramp up to an exciting thrilling conclusion but it fails to do that. This is a somewhat functional B-movie but only somewhat.