When Ralph Bellamy is released from jail for manslaughter, he returns home to mixed reaction from society, and quickly gets caught up in possibly another charge when a man he hits while protecting another woman (Fay Wray) ends up in a coma and lingers between life and death. On the run to avoid returning to prison, he anxiously awaits the outcome while in hiding. But things are not what they seem to be, and a witness to the attack (Melvyn Douglas) could be the key to Bellamy's exoneration.
An above average B film with a fantastic cast, this programmer keeps the tension up as to how everything will unravel. Roscoe Ates is thrown in for comic relief as Bellamy's ex-cellmate, his constant stuttering routine getting a little old now, yet unobtrusive as far as weakening the film. There are some interesting shots of Wray running through the darkened countryside, but her character is never fully developed to truly grab your interest in her. The future "other man", Bellamy gives a gripping performance, and it will be him you keep your eyes on. This is also a bit of a darker character for Douglas to play, soon to be well utilized in some of the great screwball comedy's of the 1930's and 40's. A unique ending thrown in is one you won't see coming, and helps this rise above predictability and mediocrity.
An above average B film with a fantastic cast, this programmer keeps the tension up as to how everything will unravel. Roscoe Ates is thrown in for comic relief as Bellamy's ex-cellmate, his constant stuttering routine getting a little old now, yet unobtrusive as far as weakening the film. There are some interesting shots of Wray running through the darkened countryside, but her character is never fully developed to truly grab your interest in her. The future "other man", Bellamy gives a gripping performance, and it will be him you keep your eyes on. This is also a bit of a darker character for Douglas to play, soon to be well utilized in some of the great screwball comedy's of the 1930's and 40's. A unique ending thrown in is one you won't see coming, and helps this rise above predictability and mediocrity.