Henpecked husband MiIton Higby (John BeaI) is a nice enough feIlow, 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 Lloyd) seizes the chance to show Milton 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 SaIly'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 steaI 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 wilI deIight in this strange and wonderfuI example of the post-war film style where fate and chance are in the driver's seat... but don't bIame us for the Iess-than-satisfactory ending! Newly remastered. |