Writers: Oscar Millard, Sydney Boehm, D.M. Marshman Jr., Robert Presnell Sr.
Composer: Roy Webb
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Linda Darnell, Jack Palance, Sandro Giglio, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Reginald Sheffield, Margaret Brewster, Roy Roberts
More info: IMDb
Tagline: For the First Time--3D With Important Stars!
Plot: Mobster Vic Spalato's girlfriend Claire is in hiding in Mexico and she's willing to testify for a US Senate investigation committee, if she can make it back to the US alive.
My rating: 6/10
Will I watch it again? No.
Don't you hate it when you think you're going to be watching a crime picture and it ends up being a drama with a little bit of crime element? That's this one. It's a good thing it's set in Mexico. At least it has that going for it. I'd swear that about half the film (it's only 78 minutes anyway) is a long-ass date between Russ (Mitchum) and Clare (Darnell). No kidding. The romancing gets old and it doesn't really add anything to the plot except they're falling for each other and they think about what they'd do with a second chance. Oh, there it is, the movie's title. The rest of it involves Cappy (Palance) trying to find Clare and keep her from getting back to the States to testify against some crime boss or something. The best part about the film is the exciting finale that has these three and five others stranded on a cable car. It's certain death when the cables start to snap. Will they make it? That was the best part. I'm sure that idea alone was what started the rest of the story. The rest of the movie isn't bad; it's just not all that interesting, especially when you think you're getting into a crime flick.
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