This film begins like a mini documentary on the making of American currency, including how counterfeit money is caught. We follow one such counterfeit bill to the Secret Service, where they identify it coming from an arrested counterfeiter, Stewart. When they arrested him they didn't get the plates and they try to make a deal with him to fake a prison transfer breakout in order to reconnect with his old crew, for the Secret Service to get the counterfeit plates back. Everything seems to be going well, except it seems that Stewart might be planning a double cross.
Tris Stewart is played exceptionally by Lloyd Bridges and the film has what a lot of noirs lack...that sense of urgency in this dash to out maneuver the Secret Service. Barbara Payton is lovely both in and out of her Chesterfield cigarette girl costume as Meg Dixon, Tris' old girlfriend.
"I know Hackett's record. Every night he went home and robbed his mother."
"This isn't exactly a social call."-Tris
When he finds out his partner sold the plates and gambled away all of the money, Tris' day goes from bad to worse. What he doesn't know is the secret service has been one step ahead of him the whole time. So when Tris decides to rob the safe at the club where his girl works...the Secret Service has to devise a plan to keep him from getting caught. Still desperate to get their hands on the counterfeit plates they are in this till the end.
Fairly straightforward crime noir and one that noir fans will appreciate especially since it pairs Lloyd Bridges and Barbara Payton.
Tris Stewart is played exceptionally by Lloyd Bridges and the film has what a lot of noirs lack...that sense of urgency in this dash to out maneuver the Secret Service. Barbara Payton is lovely both in and out of her Chesterfield cigarette girl costume as Meg Dixon, Tris' old girlfriend.
"I know Hackett's record. Every night he went home and robbed his mother."
"This isn't exactly a social call."-Tris
When he finds out his partner sold the plates and gambled away all of the money, Tris' day goes from bad to worse. What he doesn't know is the secret service has been one step ahead of him the whole time. So when Tris decides to rob the safe at the club where his girl works...the Secret Service has to devise a plan to keep him from getting caught. Still desperate to get their hands on the counterfeit plates they are in this till the end.
Fairly straightforward crime noir and one that noir fans will appreciate especially since it pairs Lloyd Bridges and Barbara Payton.