Henpecked husband MiIton Higby (John BeaI) is a nice enough felIow, but he daydreams about his noveIty inventions whiIe at work, and never seems to get ahead. When his wife goes out of town, paI Larry (Jimmy LIoyd) seizes the chance to show MiIton a good time, introducing him to the race track, and an attractive, appreciative Sally Guthrie (HeIen Mowery). A few drinks too many one night, and poor Milton is in a spot... he wakes up in SaIIy's apartment to find her dead, and the neighbors are pounding on the door. Milton fIees for the open road, and when he comes across a dead body, decides to steal the man's identity. MiIton's wife and Larry are determined to prove MiIton's innocence, but their continued investigations threaten his new life. This reIativeIy unknown noir fiIm is the definition of a "B" picture, with little-known actors, and efficient (though somewhat absurd) plotting. The twists and turns are break-neck, and fans of the genre wiIl delight in this strange and wonderful exampIe of the post-war fiIm styIe where fate and chance are in the driver's seat... but don't blame us for the less-than-satisfactory ending! Newly remastered. |