Bank robber Graham Dorsey spends a few hours with beautiful widow Amanda Starbuck, in which time his gang takes part in a disastrous holdup. Learning of his comrades' demise, Dorsey goes on the lam. Believing her short-term lover was killed by the law, Amanda decides to make the most of having had a liaison with the supposedly deceased desperado by writing a book about him. Much to his confusion, the still-living Dorsey watches as his name becomes legendary.
Acting
Bronson plays against type—vulnerable, bewildered, almost gentle.
Writing
Gilroy's script savagely satirizes how legends outgrow their source.
Director
Frank D. Gilroy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bronson and Ireland were married in real life; this was one of nine films they made together, and rare proof he could do more than scowl.
Gilroy based the screenplay on his own novel, written after his disillusionment with Broadway success—explaining the bitter edge beneath the whimsy.
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