A man falsely accused of murder hides out in the South American jungle.A man falsely accused of murder hides out in the South American jungle.A man falsely accused of murder hides out in the South American jungle.
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- TriviaOne of the few times Lawrence Tierney played a good guy. He also was the hero in Step By Step; in both, he's the Wrong Man aka falsely accused of murder: having to prove his innocence to, by the end, find the real killer. He was also the hero in Bodyguard, the last movie he did before being fired by RKO. Ironically, he was on pretty good behavior on that set (but was fired for his past arrests); however, co-star Priscilla Lane also complained that Tierney could be difficult.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Broadway by Light (1958)
- SoundtracksI dream of Jeannie with the light brown hair
(uncredited)
as "I dream of Nina with the light brown hair"
Written by Stephen Foster
Performed by Lawrence Tierney (as Robert Warren)
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Despite what the title and poster suggest, this is an eye-rollingly terrible snoozefest, littered with dreadful writing and so-so plot.
Only Lawrence Tierney completists should subject themselves to this dull, inert and unengaging flick about an engineer wrongly accused of murder. A lot of the story takes place in ships or a jungle as he goes on the run, and falls for a dippy dame who protects him. The sappy dialogue hopes to make us believe there is a romantic spark between these two despite there being little chemistry between them and they both act stiff as ironing boards throughout. Then the coincidences pile up to make matters worse. However, I'll give it three points: (1) for some OK action (2) the exotic locations and (3) there is some curious plotting involving a mute youth. But that's about it. Although it has a very short run-time I found myself checking my watch several times before I gave up on it 45 mins through (and watched the rest a few days later). You've been warned!
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- declancooley
- Apr 2, 2024
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- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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