A prize-fighting boxer with a lethal right punch falls for a gangster's moll on the run in Mexico.
Cinematography
That cable car climax in actual 3D — absolutely unhinged.
Acting
Mitchum sleepwalking through danger, Palance vibrating with menace.
Director
Rudolph Maté
Robert Mitchum
Russ Lambert
Linda Darnell
Clare Shepperd, alias Clare Sinclair
Jack Palance
Cappy Gordon
Roy Roberts
Charley Malloy
Fortunio Bonanova
Mandy, hotel owner
Sandro Giglio
Cable Car Conductor
Reginald Sheffield
Mr. Woburn, English tourist
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Vasco
Maurice Jara
Fernando, groom (uncredited)
Judy Walsh
Maria, bride (uncredited)
Salvador Baguez
Officer Hernandez (uncredited)
Milburn Stone
Edward Dawson (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was RKO's first 3D feature, shot with the 'Natural Vision' rig that required enormous cameras and blinding arc lights. Mitchum reportedly hated the process and the headaches it caused.
The cable car climax was filmed at Parque Nacional del Tepeyac in Mexico City, making this one of the earliest Hollywood productions to exploit exotic 3D locations as a selling point.
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