Hell Bound (1957)

Director: William J. Hole Jr.

Writers: Richard H. Landau, Arthur E. Orloff

Composer: Les Baxter

Starring: John Russell, June Blair, Stuart Whitman, Margo Woode, George E. Mather, Stanley Adams, Frank Fenton, Gene O'Donnell, Virginia De Lee, Dehl Berti

More info: IMDb

Tagline: A cargo of dames, dope and dynamite!

Plot: A criminal gang plots the robbery of a ship carrying $2 million worth of surplus narcotics left over from World War II. The plan goes awry when the gang leader's girlfriend falls for an ambulance attendant who is an unsuspecting pawn in the scheme.

My rating: 7/10

Will I watch it again? Yeah.

How about that awesome tagline?  This nifty little 50s crime picture has got some damn gritty shit going on.  When Jordan (Russell) beats the shit out of Paula (Blair) you really feel it.  The movie's got moments of harsh brutality which are great.  The acting is fair to good but it works well within the confines of what this film is.  There's a good chase scene at the end that's got a fucking awesome finish!  Les Baxter's score is fun and how about the blind drug dealer watching the striptease show and drinking milk?  Nice!  It drags a little in a spot or two but at just over an hour, who cares.  It's currently on Netflix instant and it's got my endorsement.  Neat-O.