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7.1/10   1,190 votes
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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
Genre:
Adventure | Film-Noir | Thriller more
Tagline:
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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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A classic chase caper film noir more (34 total)

Cast

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Robert Mitchum ... Lt. Duke Halliday
Jane Greer ... Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
William Bendix ... Capt. Vincent Blake
Patric Knowles ... Jim Fiske
Ramon Novarro ... Inspector General Ortega
Don Alvarado ... Lt. Ruiz
John Qualen ... Julius Seton
Pascual García Peña ... Manuel (as Pascual Garcia Pena)
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Runtime:
71 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | UK:PG | USA:Approved (certificate #13635) | Sweden:15 | Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
RKO Radio Pictures more

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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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
A classic chase caper film noir, 4 August 2003
Author: Melanie (smokedreams_@hotmail.com) from Australia

Halliday and Chiquita meet while both chasing Fiske. She's after him for breaking their engagement and taking $2000 and he's after him for an army payroll robbery that his superior officer has blamed on him. The superior officer is chasing Halliday and the Inspector General becomes involved. A great chase with a climatic finish. Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer are brilliant and you can see the sparks fly.

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