The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone's efforts to separate them.
Cinematography
Technicolor noir looks WRONG in the best way—garish desert hellscape.
Acting
Wendell Corey's deadpan devotion to Lancaster steals every scene.
Costume
Lizabeth Scott's wardrobe deserves its own billing.
Director
Lewis Allen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Critics at the time called it 'the gayest movie in Hollywood' for the intense Tom-Johnny relationship, coded through loyalty and jealousy rather than explicit text.
The Production Code nearly rejected the script for its 'abnormal' mother-daughter relationship and the suspiciously intimate male friendship.
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