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| Jean Gillie | ... | Margot Shelby (as Miss Jean Gillie) | |
| Edward Norris | ... | Jim Vincent | |
| Robert Armstrong | ... | Frank Olins | |
| Herbert Rudley | ... | Dr. Craig | |
| Sheldon Leonard | ... | Sergeant Joe Portugal | |
| Marjorie Woodworth | ... | Nurse | |
| Philip Van Zandt | ... | Tommy (as Phil Van Zandt) | |
| Carole Donne | ... | Waitress | |
| John Shay | ... | Al | |
| Bert Roach | ... | Bartender | |
| Rosemary Bertrand | ... | Ruth | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Walden Boyle | ... | Chaplain (uncredited) | |
| Franco Corsaro | ... | Kelsey (uncredited) | |
| Madge Crane | ... | 1st Visitor (uncredited) | |
| Dick Elliott | ... | Driver (uncredited) | |
| Virginia Farmer | ... | Maid (uncredited) | |
| Pat Flaherty | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Jody Gilbert | ... | Fat Woman (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Hamilton | ... | Prison Guard (uncredited) | |
| Betty Lou Head | ... | 2nd Visitor (uncredited) | |
| Donald Kerr | ... | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | |
| Louis Mason | ... | Thin Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Austin McCoy | ... | Piano Player (uncredited) | |
| Don McCracken | ... | Prison Guard (uncredited) | |
| Kenneth Patterson | ... | Joe (uncredited) | |
| William Ruhl | ... | Guard (uncredited) | |
| William Self | ... | Station Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Ferris Taylor | ... | Fat Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Ray Teal | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Harry Tyler | ... | Counterman (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Jack Bernhard | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Nedrick Young | (screenplay) (as Ned Young) | |
| Stanley Rubin | (story) | |
Produced by | |||
| Jack Bernhard | .... | producer | |
| Bernard Brandt | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| L. William O'Connell | (director of photography) (as L.W. O'Connell) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jason H. Bernie | (as Jason Bernie) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Lorraine MacLean | .... | hair stylist | |
| Milburn Morante | .... | makeup artist (as M. Morante) | |
Production Management | |||
| Glenn Cook | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| William A. Calihan Jr. | .... | assistant director (as Wm. Callihan) | |
Art Department | |||
| Dave Milton | .... | set designer | |
Sound Department | |||
| Tom Lambert | .... | sound recordist | |
Music Department | |||
| Edward J. Kay | .... | musical director | |
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A stingingly bizarre noir entry every fan should seek out. Why? First, this ultra-rare crime drama has one of the two or three most ruthless and irredeemable femme fatales in B+W history, Margot Shelby, as blisteringly portrayed by standout brit Jean Gillie. Second, it features one of the strangest hybrid sci-fi/noir premises, introducing an exotic chemical to reincarnate the dead as the conceit to get Margot's man-slaughtering act started. Third, it all actually comes together in this strangely involving prison breakout cum road picture, which takes us all the way from the death chamber to a grove of trees in the woods (another death chamber) and back to where it all began, in a family's quiet suburban house (still another death chamber).
Once you get past the reincarnation, the plot is fairly conventional set pieces which mostly hold up and which benefit from a honey of a twist at the end. Along the way there, we get to see greed, betrayal, spinelessness, insanity, bravery, more betrayal, submission, redemption and more Jean Gillie, whose gin blossom charm and hyena-like guffaw at once blends Richard Widmark's killing debut in KISS OF DEATH with the murderous cackle of SPECTRE in the mirrored killmaze in MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN. Either way, she is death and she is irresistible. As is this movie. Find it and you'll see.