In this crime thriller, Jim Fletcher (Bill Williams) wakes up in a veterans hospital after having received a head injury. He doesn't remember what happened but overhears a nurse and doctor discussing his traitorous deeds. If they are to be believed he was a prisoner of war in a Japanese camp where he, his two best friends and others were being starved and tortured. While there he supposedly turned in his friend for stealing food and got him killed. Still suffering from his head injury Jim escapes and goes to his friends house where he meets his widow Martha Gregory (Barbara Hale). He ends up taking her hostage on his way to see another friend who he thinks might clear his name. On the way, two men try to kill him and Martha, making Martha more suspicious that Jim didn't really get her husband killed and after they see a Japanese prison guard who tortured Jim and her husband...Martha starts to make some decisions of her own and help Jim.
This was actually a decent crime thriller and I really enjoyed the conclusion...of both the crime and the personal story. Barbara Hale was fantastic! Tough and smart, she was great to watch, especially since I had only ever seen her as the character Della Street in Perry Mason.
I highly recommend this noir and think noir fans should add this to their "to watch" list. My favorite scene is with a war widow and her baby who help to temporarily hide Jim in his time of need.
This was actually a decent crime thriller and I really enjoyed the conclusion...of both the crime and the personal story. Barbara Hale was fantastic! Tough and smart, she was great to watch, especially since I had only ever seen her as the character Della Street in Perry Mason.
I highly recommend this noir and think noir fans should add this to their "to watch" list. My favorite scene is with a war widow and her baby who help to temporarily hide Jim in his time of need.