Directed by Don Siegel
Written by Gerald Drayson Adams and Daniel Mainwaring
Starring:
- Robert Mitchum as Lt. Duke Halliday
- Jane Greer as Joan Graham
- William Bendix as Capt. Vincent Blake
- Patric Knowles as Jim Fiske
- Ramon Novarro as Inspector General Ortega
Rating: 
Don Siegel’s 1949 chase noir plays like a chaotic thrill ride stitched together from mismatched parts. Robert Mitchum—Hollywood’s reigning bad boy fresh off his marijuana scandal—anchors the film as Lt. Halliday, a man accused of stealing Army cash and hunted by his own superior (William Bendix). The script is a shapeless jumble, but Siegel’s knack for spotlighting star charisma keeps the engine running, especially with Mitchum’s effortless swagger. The story spirals into screwball territory once Jane Greer enters the fray, turning the pursuit into a breathless, comedy-tinged scramble. Messy as it is, the film offers plenty of intrigue, energetic performances, and striking Mexico-shot sequences that lend it visual punch.
