Helmed by Edmond O'Brien, this slick crime thriller stars Jeffrey Hunter as naïve Matt Jameson, whose Korean War pal Vince Biskay talks Matt into helping commandeer nearly $4 million from a Central American dictator. After Vince is wounded in a gun battle as they're making off with the loot, the duo holes up at Matt's house -- where his boozy, promiscuous wife puts the moves on Vince.
Acting
Stella Stevens commits to chaotic drunk wife energy.
Direction
O'Brien's only directing credit — desperate, sweaty competence.
Director
Edmond O'Brien
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Edmond O'Brien stepped behind the camera once and only once — this is it, folks.
Released at the tail end of classic noir, it's practically a eulogy for the genre's domestic paranoia.
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