Cast overview: | |||
Hugh O'Brian | ... | Daniel Slade Hardy | |
Robert Evans | ... | Felix Griffin | |
Dolores Michaels | ... | May | |
Linda Cristal | ... | Ellen Hardy | |
Stephen McNally | ... | Marshal Frank Emmett | |
June Blair | ... | Saloon Girl | |
Edward Andrews | ... | Judge Parker | |
Ron Ely | ... | Deputy Jim Dyer | |
Ken Scott | ... | Paul Finney | |
Emile Meyer | ... | Ames | |
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Gregory Morton | ... | Defense Attorney Gage |
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Shari Lee Bernath | ... | Janie Hardy |
In this western remake of Kiss of Death (1947), a convicted bank robber serving his sentence, and wishing nothing more than to finish his time and get back to his family, gets involved with a psychotic, homicidal inmate who turns on him and winds up terrorizing his wife and murdering his friends. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
I can never forget this film. Unlike some critics, me and my mates found Robert Evans' performance mesmerising. In '58, it was our first experience of a horror-western and for us it worked very well. I'm not saying it's a truly great film, just that it was so radically different at the time that it remains one of my most memorable films of the 50s.
In the East-End of London, in the mid to late 50s, we teens were hooked on Americana. We knew and liked Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp in the TV series. Robert Evans was new to us and a revelation. We liked his look and his style; his performance fitted well with Rock 'n Roll, James Dean and the whole 'cool' American thing.
Fortunately, although in the UK, I have a recorder which plays NTSC tapes. I will be buying this film soon.