The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame Lambert.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
47 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard WallaceDirector
- Ben MaddowScreenplay
- Marlin SkilesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Glenn FordMike Lambert
- Janis CarterPaula Craig
- Barry SullivanSteve Price
- Edgar BuchananJeff Cunningham
- Karen MorleyBeth
- Jim BannonJack Woodworth
- Art SmithDesk Clerk (uncredited)
- Lillian WellsGirl in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
- Stanley Andrews(uncredited)
- Walter Baldwin(uncredited)
- Jack Bailey(uncredited)
- Eugene Borden(uncredited)
Stills
Themes
femme fatalefilm noir