William Castle is not exactly a household name among movie directors and this film helps explain why.
Cinematography is fair, but script tries to find reasons for the behavior of the characters, and it just does not work. Barbara Hale imitating Ritay Hayworth singing PUT THE BLAME ON MAME starts the movie rolling downhill and it never recovers. Hale is just not good enough for the part and the same goes for Gene Barry - his Fred Duncan is just too naif ever to be convincing as the criminal brain he purports to be.
Frankly, I found the movie predictable and a waste of time.
Cinematography is fair, but script tries to find reasons for the behavior of the characters, and it just does not work. Barbara Hale imitating Ritay Hayworth singing PUT THE BLAME ON MAME starts the movie rolling downhill and it never recovers. Hale is just not good enough for the part and the same goes for Gene Barry - his Fred Duncan is just too naif ever to be convincing as the criminal brain he purports to be.
Frankly, I found the movie predictable and a waste of time.