Thieves Fall Out

Eddie Barnes (Eddie Albert) is a young man still living with his family and working for his father. Slimy George keeps diminishing him in front of his girlfriend Mary Matthews. He needs money to move out. He is the beneficiary of a life insurance policy but his mother has to die first. He tries to buy a business. For the money, he sells the policy. Chic Collins (Anthony Quinn) is a gangster who needs to get paid and is willing to kill for it.

The premise is a little convoluted, a little dark, and not all that funny. It's great to see a young Eddie Albert and it doesn't hurt to have Anthony Quinn. The premise is really a black comedy, but it's done in a light comedic tone. Instead of a comedy, this premise may work better as a noirish crime thriller. The light comedic tone is conducive to Chic Collins being a wet bandit.