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Dan Duryea and his cronies rob a fake spiritualist and then take it on the lam to Atlantic City.Dan Duryea and his cronies rob a fake spiritualist and then take it on the lam to Atlantic City.Dan Duryea and his cronies rob a fake spiritualist and then take it on the lam to Atlantic City.
Wendell K. Phillips
- Police Captain
- (as Wendell Phillips)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilmed in the summer of 1955 but not released until 1957, in order to cash in on the sudden fame of Jayne Mansfield.
- GoofsThe 1951 Chevy driven by Nat Harbin is described as "light gray" over the police radio and in the teletype voice-over, yet the description on the teletype reads that the car is "green."
- Quotes
Della: What's your name?
Nat Harbin: Nathaniel... Say, what is this? What do you want?
Della: Basically - basically, I'm out to find myself a man. Wait for me outside.
Nat Harbin: Are you kidding?
Della: No. No, Nathaniel, I'm not kidding.
Nat Harbin: Well, that's tough on you. Sorry, no sale.
Della: [slaps Nat] Just to let you know, I'm - not selling anything.
- Crazy creditsAll credits are in lower case, including title card, cast list, crew names and occupations, and "the end".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Jayne Mansfield: La tragédie d'une blonde (2013)
- SoundtracksYou Are Mine
Vocal by Vince Carson
Music and Lyrics by Bob Marcucchi and Pete DeAngelo
[Gladden and Charlie dance to the song at the club in Atlantic City]
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Dan Duryea & Jayne Mansfield star in this film noir from 1957. A lengthy jewel heist is at the core of this caper as its pulled off at the film's start w/the remainder of the film having the thieves wait for the hand-off so they can get paid. Mansfield, Duryea's half sister, is sent away while they wait where she meets a guy & carries on a mini romance while Duryea does the same w/a woman, played by Martha Vickers, but what the thieves don't know is that they're being played from both ends leading up to a taut but satisfying conclusion. Made almost w/a European sensibility of action & release (the long waiting period that takes up the bulk of the narrative), this film's plot has a weird time signature to it & it works giving Duryea a good part to sink his teeth into (he usually favors the cackling villain roles) where he's at the end of his rope & suffers for it. Mansfield (mother of Law & Order: SVU's Mariska Hartigay) shows she's more than a pretty face giving nuance & detail to her small but pivotal role.
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Provalnik
- Filming locations
- Brigantine, New Jersey, USA(Nat leaves Della in the shack and runs to a phone booth - the town's fake lighthouse is in the background)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
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- Budget
- $90,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- 1.85 : 1
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