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Two decades before DESPERATE HOURS, you had this crime flick, which plot, scheme, is rather close in terms of atmosphere to the William Wyler's movie. Here Cesar Romero would be Bogie. You have here a typical good WASP American family - as usual in ninety percent of US films - held as hostage by a bunch of criminals on the loose - kidnappers here instead of escaped cons in DESPERATE HOURS. This movie is also the good opportunity to remind you that the director George Marchal was not a crime film specialist - actually he was only a very good professional yes man in any kind of films, ANY KIND - but he gave us this one and also THE BLUE DHALIA, starring Alan Ladd and his long time pal William Bendix.