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1949 • 1h 11min • Approved • Thriller, Crime

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"Mitchum is HOT! - HOT...off location in the heart of Mexico...HOT...after a girl with a million-dollar figure!...HOT...at the nation's boxoffices...HOT...in his newest picture!"

Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turn being chased by his accuser, Capt. Blake.

IMDb 6.9

RT 67%

Director

Don Siegel

Writers

Daniel Mainwaring

Gerald Drayson Adams

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Robert Mitchum

Lt. Duke Halliday

Jane Greer

Joan 'Chiquita' Graham

William Bendix

Capt. Vincent Blake

Patric Knowles

Jim Fiske

Ramon Novarro

Inspector General Ortega

Don Alvarado

Lt. Ruiz

John Qualen

Julius Seton

Pascual García Peña

Manuel

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