Acting
Neville Brand's sleazy charisma steals every scene.
Production
Micro-budget locations feel authentically desperate.
Director
Irving Lerner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Irving Lerner was later blacklisted; this film's gritty cynicism about American institutions looks prophetic in hindsight.
Released during the Kefauver Committee's investigation into Hollywood 'immorality,' this film both exploits and embodies the era's panicked fascination with female sexuality.
US
