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Director:

Don Siegel

Writers:

Daniel Mainwaring (screenplay) &
Gerald Drayson Adams (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

26 December 1949 (Sweden) more

Tagline:

Mitchum is HOT! - HOT...off location in the heart of Mexico...HOT...after a girl with a million-dollar figure!...HOT...at the nation's boxoffices...HOT...in his newest picture!

Plot:

An army lieutenant accused of robbery pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend. full summary | full synopsis

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The deed is done and the chase is on. more (34 total)


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Additional Details

Runtime:

71 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Lt. Duke Halliday: Where's Fiske?
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham: Taking the parrot for a walk.
Lt. Duke Halliday: You wouldn't be his wife, would you?
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham: No, I wouldn't!
Lt. Duke Halliday: Mmm-hmm!
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham: [taking offense] I don't like the 'Mmm-hmm.' I'm not his wife!
Lt. Duke Halliday: If you were, I wouldn't be saying 'Mmm-hmm!'
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Movie Connections:

Featured in The Big Steal: Look Behind You (2007) (V) more


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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
The deed is done and the chase is on., 27 April 2000
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Author: Michael O'Keefe from Muskogee OK

Tough guy, Robert Mitchum plays Lt. Duke Halliday on the trail of a payroll thief. Of course, Halliday himself is accused of the robbery. Enter Captain Blake, played by William Bendix, chasing Halliday. Cat and mouse chases plus fist fights; what else could you want? Jane Greer is Chiquita, a distraction for Halliday. This romp through Mexico also features Patric Knowles and Ramon Novarro. Directed by a master, Don Siegel.

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