This noir starts with Ex-GI Nick Blake being released from a military hospital and hooking up with his old friend Al. Together they check on his girl, Toni, who has stolen his money, his apartment, his club and hooked up with a new man! So Nick and Al head to California for a little rest and relaxation. They aren't there very long before an old colleague named Doc approaches them with a new job opportunity...it is right up Nick's alley too. There is a wealthy widow who would be the perfect mark named Gladys.
The reason this doesn't work for me is it drags on and I don't buy that Nick really falls in love with Gladys, and then when it finally falls apart (the con that is)...it's 3/4 of the way through the film and only then does it start to feel like a film noir. Oh! And I am not wild about John Garfield, who plays the main character Nick Blake. I did enjoy some of the "California" footage...but otherwise can't recommend too much about this film noir.
The reason this doesn't work for me is it drags on and I don't buy that Nick really falls in love with Gladys, and then when it finally falls apart (the con that is)...it's 3/4 of the way through the film and only then does it start to feel like a film noir. Oh! And I am not wild about John Garfield, who plays the main character Nick Blake. I did enjoy some of the "California" footage...but otherwise can't recommend too much about this film noir.