An amnesiac finally learns his true identity...as a murder suspect. And he doesn't even know whether he is guilty...An amnesiac finally learns his true identity...as a murder suspect. And he doesn't even know whether he is guilty...An amnesiac finally learns his true identity...as a murder suspect. And he doesn't even know whether he is guilty...
Shirley Patterson
- Carol Shay
- (as Shawn Smith)
Bruno VeSota
- Eddie Packman
- (as Bruno Ve Sota)
Jack Chefe
- Bank Employee
- (uncredited)
John Cliff
- Heckling Workman
- (uncredited)
James Conaty
- Man Leaving Hotel
- (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
- Foreman
- (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
- Croupier
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- Quotes
Johnny McBride: Nobody knows where I come from, not even me.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane (1998)
- SoundtracksOnce
Written by Harold Spina and Bob Russell
Performed by Dolores Donlon (uncredited) and Anthony Quinn (uncredited)
[Played over opening credits]
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The Mighty Quinn
It's worth every minute of the long wait in order to experience one of film noir's most indelible moments. A single, unforgettable set piece - stark, surreal, sensual and sadistic in equal measure. Opening with a crane shot, Anthony Quinn and Peggie Castle, battered and bruised by brutal bad boys (Gene Evans and Bruno DeSota), with no means of escape, seem about to bid a torturous farewell to the game of life. Castle, in particular, is stunning as the used and abused moll, bloodied and beleaguered, but demonstrating unquenchable defiance...... and it's not even the climax, which, when it arrives delivers an ironic twist, prior to the movie's playful romantic joker in the final scene.
Quinn is the ultimate three time loser. Following a horrific road accident, he temporarily loses the use of his hands, loses his memory and discovering that he is a murder suspect, stands to lose his life.
Fortunately, he hasn't lost his marbles. Moreover, having a head that's emptier than a hermit's address book, strangely works in Quinn's favour, quickening his thoughts, sharpening his awareness and heightening his survival instinct. His grim, relentless determination to clear his name, break the web of corruption which is strangling the town and find the killer, leads to close involvement with beautiful women of varied repute and to the bank where he was previously employed as a teller.
A sadly neglected and under appreciated picture, of genuine weight and substance, my one minor misgiving is that so momentous a movie be marred by so mundane a moniker. Still, at least it's better than: The BIG Wait.... Just!
Quinn is the ultimate three time loser. Following a horrific road accident, he temporarily loses the use of his hands, loses his memory and discovering that he is a murder suspect, stands to lose his life.
Fortunately, he hasn't lost his marbles. Moreover, having a head that's emptier than a hermit's address book, strangely works in Quinn's favour, quickening his thoughts, sharpening his awareness and heightening his survival instinct. His grim, relentless determination to clear his name, break the web of corruption which is strangling the town and find the killer, leads to close involvement with beautiful women of varied repute and to the bank where he was previously employed as a teller.
A sadly neglected and under appreciated picture, of genuine weight and substance, my one minor misgiving is that so momentous a movie be marred by so mundane a moniker. Still, at least it's better than: The BIG Wait.... Just!
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- Apr 23, 2022
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- Gross US & Canada
- $1,500,000
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.75 : 1
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