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Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dean Jagger. A crooked card game is the impetus for a stranger in Chicago to commit suicide after he loses a $5,000 cashier's check that belongs to his company. But his protective, older brother sets his sights on personal revenge. 1950/B&W/98 min/NR/full screen.
Charlton Heston's film debut gives a hint of his future as one of the key stars in Hollywood - strong and determined in one moment, but troubled, even a little vulnerable in the next. He's a fine, nuanced actor and I like his performance here better than some of his well known later, even epic films. Although the movie could have benefited from some deft editing (as some scenes are paced a little slow - hey, it's the 50's), it doesn't really drag and Heston is enough of an actor to keep you glued to the screen. I've been to Vegas a number of times and what a difference between then and now... The old style gaming rooms, the crowded casino floors and the old "downtown" (Golden Nugget and other signs - although in b&w - still bring out that old world charm and nostalgia when I see those sequences). It's a fairly simple plot (not a real noir film as several have already pointed out) and while the ending is predictable, nonetheless, doesn't really detract from the movie which is set mostly in NY, with a little LA / Vegas thrown in the mix.
