When beautiful Mary returns home to her "whistle stop" home town, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| George Raft | ... | Kenny Veech | |
| Ava Gardner | ... | Mary | |
| Victor McLaglen | ... | Gitlo | |
| Tom Conway | ... | Lew Lentz | |
| Jorja Curtright | ... | Fran | |
| Jane Nigh | ... | Josie Veech | |
| Florence Bates | ... | Molly Veech | |
| Charles Drake | ... | Ernie | |
| Charles Judels | ... | Sam Veech | |
| Carmel Myers | ... | Estelle | |
| Jimmy Conlin | ... | Al - the Barber | |
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Jimmy Ames | ... | Mr. Barker |
| Mack Gray | ... | Bartender | |
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Beautiful Mary returns to her small hometown after many years from Chicago wearing a mink coat and carrying an expensive cigarette case. Her arrival causes long standing enmities to surface between two of her old boyfriends, Kenny Veech, a loafing gambler, and debonair Lew Lentz, owner of a local nightclub. Their deep-seated animosity repeatedly results in antagonism and fights as they compete for Mary's affections. Kenny's friend Gitlo, a bartender in Lentz' club, enlists Kenny in an aborted plan to rob Lentz of $15,000 in profits from sponsoring a local carnival. Lentz retaliates by framing both men for murder. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)
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SHE SPELLED TROUBLE FOR EVERY GUY THAT MADE A PLAY FOR HER! (original print ad - all caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 January 1946 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Flamingo Bar See more »Filming Locations:
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Mary: Lew had to drive to Mayfield. What are you doin' home tonight?
Kenny Veech: Lew had to drive to Mayfield.
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Mack Gray, who plays the replacement bartender, was an old friend of George Raft and his film career consisted mostly of cameos in Raft films. See more »Quotes
Kenny Veech: What are you doin' home tonight?Mary: Lew had to drive to Mayfield. What are you doin' home tonight?
Kenny Veech: Lew had to drive to Mayfield.
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This movie doesn't quite make it into the ranks of noir. Although it's interesting to watch George Raft and Ava Gardener, there isn't any chemistry between them and their relationship is not believable.
Nevertheless, Gardner is amazing eye candy, a screen goddess, and steals every scene she is in. Frankly, she is so gorgeous that she is completely miscast in this little melodrama about small town hicks.
The story takes place in the post-depression era and contains a few nice plot twists. Victor McLaglen delivers a terrific performance as Raft's drinking buddy and partner in crime, but the rest of the cast don't do much for the movie except provide forgettable characters.
The direction and cinematography are okay but the biggest problem is the casting. None of the main characters except McLaglen fit their roles. The DVD (Classic Film Noir, Volume 2) is worth watching for Gardner and McLaglen, who sparkle in a movie that is otherwise quite ordinary.