Hit and Run

King of the cuckold's Hugo Haas once again makes himself a fool over a woman in this Postman Rings Twice featuring his fatale regular wife, Cleo Moore in her cinema swan song. Both look a little frayed around the edges (slovenly Haas, no neck Moore) though and it translates energy wise into little more than lackadaisical passion and suspense.

Gas station owner Gus Hilmer has the hots for dancer, Julie, who could not care less about him. Frank (Vince Edwards) his mechanic is another story however and she marries Gus but carries the torch for Frank. They devise a plan to off Gus but an ex-con twin brother shows up and threatens to upend matters and expose them.

The last of his collaborations with Moore Hit and Run is a little more threadbare in look and storyline than his previous B-work. Both Haas as the gullible mark and Moore the crass fatale seem fatigued with moody Edwards waiting around for them to catch-up. The brother's arrival (Haas in different hair, color) leading to the cat and mouse climax becomes a shabby battle of witlessness. Drabber than usual for masochist auteur, Hass.