In Mexico, a former lawyer becomes the invaluable second-in-command to a casino owner, whose wife begins to fall for him..

Is this thing worth your time? If you like old black-and-white dramas where everyone is constantly sweating and yelling about their "honor," sure, give it a go. If you need a movie that makes sense or doesn't feel like it’s glued together with scotch tape, skip it. It’s the kind of flick that feels like it was filmed i...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Archie Mayo

Dallas M. Fitzgerald
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"Is this thing worth your time? If you like old black-and-white dramas where everyone is constantly sweating and yelling about their "honor," sure, give it a go. If you need a movie that makes sense or doesn't feel like it’s glued together with scotch tape, skip it. It’s the kind of flick that feels like it was filmed in a fever dream. People are constantly walking into rooms to deliver lines that sound like they were written on a napkin five minutes before the cameras rolled. The vibe is... dus..."

Eugene Pallette
Laird Doyle, Wallace Smith, Robert Lord, Carroll Graham
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