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6.0/10 • 9

1950-06-081h 15m

ActionCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Roger Quain, escorting two zoo-bound black panthers on the train from Milan to Paris, is unaware that a Western agent, Catherine Ullven, has hidden a microfilm in the collar of one of the animals. But when the train is derailed in the Swiss Alps and the panthers escape, she is forced to involve him in her mission, which now includes enemy agents hunting the microfilm, the animals, Catherine and Roger.

Directors
George Sherman
Editors
Ted J. Kent

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Howard Duff

    Howard Duff

    Steve Quain

  2. Märta Torén

    Märta Torén

    Catherine Ullven

  3. Philip Friend

    Philip Friend

    Chris Denson

  4. Robert Douglas

    Robert Douglas

    Stephen Paradou

  5. Philip Dorn

    Philip Dorn

    Paul Kopel

  6. Walter Slezak

    Walter Slezak

    Doctor Stahl

  7. Kurt Kreuger

    Kurt Kreuger

    Captain Heimer

  8. Aram Katcher

    Aram Katcher

    Georg

  9. Ivan Triesault

    Ivan Triesault

    Assassin

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CinemaSerf

Nov 13, 2023

6/10

A top secret microfilm is smuggled via a cigarette and a meatball (don't ask!) into the collar of one of a pair of black panthers being transported by "Quain" (Howard Duff) from Europe to the United States. When their train is derailed and the panthers escape, "Quain" and his newly found journalist pal "Catherine" (Märta Torén) - whom we know to be not quite all she seems - soon find themselves at a local mountain hotel where the prospects of a panther hunt attract both the army and a few colonial-types who fancy a bit of a big game hunt. The arrival of "Paradou" (Robert Douglas) reinforces the threat to the beasts and to anyone who gets in the way of those malevolently determined to secure this (pretty robust) little document. What now ensues doesn't auger very well for these lithe and beautiful creatures, nor for "Quain" and "Catherine" either unless they can keep alert and stay one step ahead of their rivals. The beginning of this is quite fun, the middle portion quite intriguing, but the concluding third of the film is all just a little bit too formulaic. The presence of Douglas does little to enhance any sense of jeopardy, but he does always manage to exude a degree of nastiness and that compensates a little before the denouement. The production is rudimentary - lots of fairly obvious green-screen effects that suggest they never left California, but in the end it's a watchable, amiable, crime thriller that passes seventy-five minutes effortlessly enough.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
murderswiss alpsenemy spy