Fritzi Haller is a powerful casino owner in Chuckawalla, Nevada. Her daughter Paula (having quit school) returns at the same time as racketeer Eddie Bendix, who left under suspicion of murdering his wife. Paula and Eddie become involved; each for their own reasons, Fritzi, Paula's old beau Tom, and Eddie's pal Johnny try to break up the relationship. Then Eddie's past catches up with him in an unexpected way. Written by Rod Crawford {[email protected]}
经典黑色电影时期的非典型黑片，但hardboiled的对话很典型，同性乱伦情节尺度应该也是海斯法典时期的天花板了
没想到会这么基，母女戏也挺让人玩味。没有谋杀，靠人物关系推动剧情，也完全不冷场。可惜男主这个灵魂角色存在感太低了...Liz Scott特别妩媚动人的漂亮，浅发+浓眉黑白片里对比太强烈，换成彩色就柔和多了。
3.5星，片中复杂的人与人之间的关系给影片带来了一种充满神秘感的张力，就像是即将爆发的火药桶大家都在等待炸裂的一刻。。。玛丽.阿斯特与温戴尔.柯瑞的演技得到了很好的发挥，丽莎贝斯.斯科特在特艺彩的映衬下超乎寻常的美，蓝灰色的双眸和金色的秀发熠熠生辉。。。
比较非典型但绝对是个人标准中的黑片。没有事件作为悬念，悬念在几个人物的心理层面，每个人物每组关系都很抓人，以年代来说很不低调的同性影射甚至存在于这对母女之间。暂时没看过更美的Scott，她还挺适合彩色的，EH给她的服装每一身都无懈可击。所以Corey一开始的定位就是“好心的creep”？
Fritzi Haller is a powerful casino owner in Chuckawalla Nevada. Her daughter Paula (having quit school) returns at the same time as racketeer Eddie Bendix who left under suspicion of murdering his wife. Paula and Eddie become involved; each for their own reasons Fritzi Paula's old beau Tom and Eddie's pal Johnny try to break up the relationship. Then Eddie's past catches u...
