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5.9/10 • 14

1955-11-301h 17m

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Following WWII, ex-G.I. Stan opened up a drive-in restaurant. His girlfriend, Joanie, is one of the car hops. They want to get married someday, but the less-than-stellar business the restaurant takes in puts a hold on that plan. One day, Joanie's ne’er-do-well brother Frank blows into town with a money-making scheme. She's against it, but Stan - an inveterate gambler - finds the promise of riches too seductive to resist…

Directors
Nathan Juran
Writters
Lou Breslow
Editors
Lou Breslow, Edwin H. Bryant

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  1. Frank Lovejoy

    Frank Lovejoy

    Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian

  2. Mari Blanchard

    Mari Blanchard

    Joanie Daniel

  3. Richard Denning

    Richard Denning

    Frank Daniel

  4. John Mylong

    John Mylong

    Herr Koenig

  5. Harry Lauter

    Harry Lauter

    Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc

  6. Steven Ritch

    Steven Ritch

    Ramon 'Ray' Torres

  7. Lou Merrill

    Lou Merrill

    Herr Schmitt (as Lou Merril)

  8. Vince Barnett

    Vince Barnett

    Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)

  9. Phil Bloom

    Phil Bloom

    Bar Patron (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

Nov 14, 2022

6/10

This is just a bit too convoluted for it's own good. It's all about a scheme to retrieve some gold from Germany buried at the end of WWII by Richard Denning ("Frank"). Frank Lovejoy ("Stan") and his gal Mari Blanchard ("Joanie") are the pair trying to manoeuvre their mark into taking them back to find the loot, but they also they have an ulterior motive of which poor old "Frank" is unaware. It's got a few twists and turns to keep the plot moving, but much of the story seems to exist in order to perpetuate itself, rather than offer us anything to get our teeth into and after a while it becomes a bit dull. The performances are weak, the dialogue really wordy and I found the music got on my nerves a bit, too. Director Nathan Juran usually had a good eye for a story and phototography at his best; this isn't it.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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