hyped garbage

best movie i've ever seen.

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

This crime drama directed by Phil Karlson has elements of comedy. Street-smart Sherry Conley(Ginger Rogers)is a gangster's moll that makes the best of being put in a tight spot. U.S. District Attorney Hallett(Edward G. Robinson)has Miss Conley temporarily released from prison to get some testimony for the upcoming trial of her boyfriend Ben Costain(Lorne Greene). Sherry finds herself put up in a swanky hotel with room service and Hallett tries to pressure her for just a bit of information, but she has smart quips and a healthy appetite. The D.A. has a cynical Detective Striker(Brian Keith)pull guard duty as Miss Conley has a few attempts on her life. Striker is so attentive, Sherry is smitten.Rounding out the cast of this Columbia Pictures Film-Noir: Peter Leeds, Katherine Anderson, Doye O'Dell and Lucy Marlow.

I always love to find films under the film noir banner and take a look. I love even more coming in here and seeing how these films are classified. This is hardly a film noir.Ginger Rogers plays a woman in prison who's swept out of prison by a DA, Edward G. Robinson, to try and convince her to testify at an immigration hearing for a known gangster. Her "minder" is a seasoned detective, Brian Keith. They spend the better part of 36 hours hold up in a hotel room talking about life and circumstance...oh...also trying to convince her to testify against this guy. All the while the gangster, played by Lorne Green, finds out where she is and whatever information he wants about the situation fairly easily. Could there be an inside man?I've seen an interview with Ginger Rogers where she states this is her, or is one of, her favorite films she did. To me this film is only OK. I think my biggest issue is Ginger Rogers herself. All of her 30's and 40's films had the wisecracking/funny personality that she is but in this one , for a heavy Crime Drama, wasn't needed. Don't get me wrong, there probably isn't a bigger Ginger Rogers fan than me but I guess seeing all the quality she put out back in her heyday, to me this wasn't near as good. Edward G. Robinson is rock solid as usual so expect no surprises from him.A fairly decent film but there's no doubt this was done on a budget. Just by the date it was done you would know that back at that particular time, Rogers and Robinson weren't sought after like they use to be. There were on the backsides of their careers. Just go into it thinking "a typical 50's Crime Drama" and you won't be disappointed.

As many reviewers have noted, Ginger Rogers was too old to pull off this role, and her career of playing good girls works against her here -- a real "bad girl" type would have helped the believability of the story and character.The location filming in the opening sections is very good, which hurts the film because the over-lit hotel room set where most of the story takes place looks awful in contrast. Phil Karlson directed some decent noir films, so it's a shame that there isn't any inventive lighting to give this stage-bound film some more style.A major problem here is that the characters simply aren't very smart about their situation, so I found myself asking "why don't they do that?" more than once. Lorne Greene is terrific in a small part as the Crime Boss; Brian Keith is good, Robinson is solid but not particularly memorable, and the film has one terrific scene between Ginger and her sister. Otherwise, except for one twist, I found the plot very predictable and I knew exactly how it was going to play out within about 25 minutes. So in the end, it's just okay, but certainly not something I'd ever watch again.

Ginger Rogers sheds her usual movie ways and portrays a girl surviving a sentence for hiding a criminal. She is offered her freedom if she will testify against someone who the government is trying to get. Problem is that her ex-boyfriend has already taken a fatal bullet on his way to testify.Edward G. Robinson is the D.A. here in this exciting film. There is a marvelous supporting performance by Brian Keith, as the cop, assigned to watch her. Naturally, romance blooms and there is quite a surprise waiting for viewers when we realize who he really is in this film.Here is a girl telling those in prison to keep their mouths shut and do as little as possible. "Never volunteer" is her motto. How quickly the situation and her beliefs change.As Sherry Conley, Rogers depicts a girl whose environment led her astray. The film is well worth catching.