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A family vacationing on the coast of Mexico have to cope with multiple threats to their safety.A family vacationing on the coast of Mexico have to cope with multiple threats to their safety.A family vacationing on the coast of Mexico have to cope with multiple threats to their safety.
Rico Alaniz
- Officer at 1st Roadblock
- (uncredited)
Salvador Baguez
- Officer at 1st Roadblock
- (uncredited)
Bob Castro
- Police Machine Gunner
- (uncredited)
Carlos Conde
- Tijuana Vendor
- (uncredited)
George L. Derrick
- Gas Station Attendant
- (uncredited)
Paul Fierro
- Mexican Lieutenant
- (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
- Captain's Driver Talking to Helen
- (uncredited)
Margarita Martín
- Mexican Mother
- (uncredited)
Victor Milner
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
George Navarro
- Tijuana Vendor
- (uncredited)
Charles Stevens
- Mexican Father
- (uncredited)
Ken Terrell
- Officer at 2nd Barricade
- (uncredited)
Louis Tomei
- Officer at 2nd Barricade
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- Trivia"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 15, 1954 with Barbara Stanwyck and Barry Sullivan reprising their film roles.
- GoofsWhen the incoming tide is washing against Helen, her hair is soaked and in the next shot her hair is styled then soaked again .
- Quotes
Helen Stilwin: If he dies, I promise you one thing... I'll kill you.
Lawson, the Fugitive: That puts you in a class with 10,000 cops. They all got the same idea.
Helen Stilwin: It's a good idea.
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Exciting jeopardy
Am a big fan of the thriller genre, one of my favourite genres even if there are a fair share of ones that are not so good, and melodrama has worked extremely well many times (melodramas starring for two examples Bette Davis and Joan Crawford at their best being especially good) despite traps. John Sturges was a more than capable director, with 'The Great Escape' and 'The Magnificent Seven' being great films, and Barbara Stanwyck is considered a legend for good reason.
Both Sturges and Stanwyck are served very well in 'Jeopardy'. As is Ralph Meeker. Barry Sullivan not so much. 'Jeopardy' is a case of the material being very solid on the most part but of it not being quite up to the same level as the talent involved, the cast and Sturges did deserve a little better than what they got but mostly they are served very well as said and are far from wasted. While far from a must see, 'Jeopardy' is still well worth watching.
'Jeopardy's' credibility does go out of the window somewhat in the second half, with Meeker's character turning out to not be as intelligent as he first seemed for instance. The ending is exciting but also felt a bit rushed and on the silly side.
Sullivan is a bit too stiff in a bland role, excepting some nice chemistry with Lee Aaker (giving a performance that proves that he was more than just cute and not much else, he proves himself to be quite beyond his years resourceful).
On the other hand, there is a lot to like here. Stanwyck's performance is subtle yet increasingly gutsy and Meeker gives one the absolute creeps without overdoing it, even when more toned down than they could have been the dynamic between them has a lot of tension still. Sturges directs with tautness and the script is tightly structured and intelligently written.
The story has flaws in the second half, but often crackles with excitement and is genuinely suspenseful when necessary. The photography is wonderfully atmospheric and some of the noir-ish visuals are quite unsettlingly nightmarish. Dmitri Tiomkin's music score adds a lot and is haunting without being too over-scored.
Concluding, good but not great (the latter of which it could easily have been). 7/10
Both Sturges and Stanwyck are served very well in 'Jeopardy'. As is Ralph Meeker. Barry Sullivan not so much. 'Jeopardy' is a case of the material being very solid on the most part but of it not being quite up to the same level as the talent involved, the cast and Sturges did deserve a little better than what they got but mostly they are served very well as said and are far from wasted. While far from a must see, 'Jeopardy' is still well worth watching.
'Jeopardy's' credibility does go out of the window somewhat in the second half, with Meeker's character turning out to not be as intelligent as he first seemed for instance. The ending is exciting but also felt a bit rushed and on the silly side.
Sullivan is a bit too stiff in a bland role, excepting some nice chemistry with Lee Aaker (giving a performance that proves that he was more than just cute and not much else, he proves himself to be quite beyond his years resourceful).
On the other hand, there is a lot to like here. Stanwyck's performance is subtle yet increasingly gutsy and Meeker gives one the absolute creeps without overdoing it, even when more toned down than they could have been the dynamic between them has a lot of tension still. Sturges directs with tautness and the script is tightly structured and intelligently written.
The story has flaws in the second half, but often crackles with excitement and is genuinely suspenseful when necessary. The photography is wonderfully atmospheric and some of the noir-ish visuals are quite unsettlingly nightmarish. Dmitri Tiomkin's music score adds a lot and is haunting without being too over-scored.
Concluding, good but not great (the latter of which it could easily have been). 7/10
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Feb 19, 2020
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- $589,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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