A detective accidentally kills his son-in-law's floozy and then tries to cover-up his actions.A detective accidentally kills his son-in-law's floozy and then tries to cover-up his actions.A detective accidentally kills his son-in-law's floozy and then tries to cover-up his actions.
Sallie Shockley
- Tina Butler
- (as Sally Shockley)
Joseph Bernard
- Sgt. Harry Barnes
- (as Joe Bernard)
Roy Jenson
- Bert Korawicz
- (as Roy Jensen)
Ken Clayton
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Kathryn Janssen
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Allison McKay
- Selma Marcus
- (uncredited)
Martin Strader
- Derelict
- (uncredited)
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A Little Overacting
While this is not "Crime and Punishment," it's still kind of a neat story. Lloyd Bridges plays an LA cop with a sterling reputation, but he is carrying around lots of baggage. He is so overprotective of his daughter because he has been hurt so many times himself. In order to continue that protection, he horns in on an affair his son in law is having with a young woman. While threatening this woman, he inadvertently kills her. The rest of the movie involves his efforts to cover things up and draw attention away from his daughter's husband. There is a tug based on Bridges' hypocrisy in that he has hated his son-in-law from day one, just for being his son-in-law. The plot stands up pretty well. The police are dupes in all this because of the outstanding record of the sergeant. The one character that really doesn't do very well is the daughter. She comes across pretty dull and doesn't have any hard edge at all. Late in the movie, when another police detective is trying to talk to her, she does her own version of the "if I just hold my hands over my ears I won't hear anything bad" routine. No wonder the guy went to another woman. As I said, there's a lot of angst, some decent acting, some not so decent, but it will hold one's attention for an hour and a half.
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- Hitchcoc
- Nov 16, 2006
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