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5.7/10 • 13

1948-09-031h 29m

DramaCrime

THEY MADE THEIR OWN RULES... and played for keeps!

Rick Mason is the no-good lowdown rat who tries to capitalize on postwar patriotism and grief. He finagles a war widow into giving up her savings for a nonexistent memorial. When Mason falls in love with the widow he has pangs of conscience, but he reckons without his con-artist boss, who tends to bolster his arguments with muscle and bullets.

Directors
George Sherman
Editors
Frank Gross

Top Billed Cast

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  1. John Payne

    John Payne

    Rick Mason

  2. Joan Caulfield

    Joan Caulfield

    Deborah Owens Clark

  3. Dan Duryea

    Dan Duryea

    Silky Randall

  4. Shelley Winters

    Shelley Winters

    Tory

  5. Dorothy Hart

    Dorothy Hart

    Madeline

  6. Richard Rober

    Richard Rober

    Max

  7. Dan O'Herlihy

    Dan O'Herlihy

    Duke

  8. Nicholas Joy

    Nicholas Joy

    Walter Vanderline

  9. Percy Helton

    Percy Helton

    Charlie Jordan

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CinemaSerf

Jul 9, 2022

7/10

Poor old war widow "Deb" (Joan Caulfield) is hoodwinked into donating her savings to build a memorial to her late husband by the sharp "Rick" (John Payne). It turns out that there is no such edifice, but "Rick" isn't able to be quite as cold and calculating as usual. He starts to fall for this dignified and respectable woman. That's a risky scenario, for his boss "Silky" (Dan Duryea) just wants the cash, and that's that. It doesn't help either that his bosses gal "Tory" (Shelley Winters) is pretty flaky, also quite keen on "Rick" and is quite shrewd at manipulation, too! Payne was never exactly versatile nor, for that matter, was the usually wooden Duryea but they do well enough with this solid story and whilst there is an inevitability to the ending, George Sherman manages to keep this well paced for 90 minutes and Winters plays her part really quite effectively. The lighting could have done with some extra wattage at times, but it is still good watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
con manfilm noir