Jane Greer and Robert Mitchum make a delightful pair in this short and snappy B film, originally made to keep Mitchum from having to serve time for marijuana use. The ploy didn't work; the judge sent him anyway. Greer, pregnant at the time and in difficult contract negotiations with Howard Hughes, volunteered to make the movie after Lizabeth Scott was withdrawn by Hal Wallis due to Mitchum's negative publicity, and everyone else was suddenly unavailable. If any of that happened today, every actress in Hollywood would want a crack at the role.
In the beginning of the film, Mitchum knocks out a man named Blake (played by William Bendix) and steals his wallet. The exposition doesn't come until later, when Mitchum and Greer are already chasing through Mexico after Greer's ex-boyfriend, played by Patric Knowles. He has money that Mitchum wants as well as money that he borrowed from Greer. We subsequently learn that Mitchum has been accused of stealing army payroll, when it was really Knowles. Blake is an army captain after Mitchum.
The dialogue and relationship between Greer and Mitchum is great, and there is an excellent performance by Ramon Navarro. The film is basically a car chase through Mexico, but there is lots of scenery, humor, and great chemistry between the leads. And boy, was Mitchum sexy.
In the beginning of the film, Mitchum knocks out a man named Blake (played by William Bendix) and steals his wallet. The exposition doesn't come until later, when Mitchum and Greer are already chasing through Mexico after Greer's ex-boyfriend, played by Patric Knowles. He has money that Mitchum wants as well as money that he borrowed from Greer. We subsequently learn that Mitchum has been accused of stealing army payroll, when it was really Knowles. Blake is an army captain after Mitchum.
The dialogue and relationship between Greer and Mitchum is great, and there is an excellent performance by Ramon Navarro. The film is basically a car chase through Mexico, but there is lots of scenery, humor, and great chemistry between the leads. And boy, was Mitchum sexy.