A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman and apparently becomes involved in the death of her husband. They head for Mexico trying to outrun the law.
Acting
Mitchum plays concussed so well you'll feel dizzy.
Direction
Farrow squeezes pure dread from roadside motels.
Director
John Farrow
Robert Mitchum
Jeff Cameron
Faith Domergue
Margo
Claude Rains
Mr. Lannington
Maureen O'Sullivan
Julie
Charles Kemper
Police Chief
Ralph Dumke
Klauber
Billy House
Mr. Bogardus
Harry Shannon
Dr. Maynard
Philip Van Zandt
Milo DeLong
Jack Kelly
Dr. Mullenbach
Lillian West
Mrs. Bogardus
Sherry Jackson
Girl in Iron Lung (uncredited)
Dorothy Abbott
Nurse Clerk (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Faith Domergue was Howard Hughes' discovery and protégé—he reportedly micromanaged her career and this role.
The film belongs to a weird micro-genre: 'protagonist with head trauma makes terrible choices'—see also 'Somewhere in the Night.'
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