The he of course is the blonde villain supreme William Smith. Meanwhile self appointed avenger of beautiful women, Rod Taylor, is determined to bring justice. After a bang bang beginning, where Taylor saves Suzy Kendall who is doing an excellent imitation of a boat anchor, a carefully constructed revenge plot is conceived. No police are involved until the very end, so it is Taylor vs Smith, and what a confrontation it is. The infamous brutal fight is just that, perhaps the most realistic beat down on film. Don't blink though, as it doesn't last long. Theodore Bikel is excellent as always, and Jane Russell puts in a brief gratuitous appearance, which has nothing to do with the plot. The VHS print I have runs 97 minutes, and I have no idea how much, if at all, it is edited. - MERK
Review of Darker Than Amber
