Marv needs money for his girlfriend Betty. Thanks to Marv's ties to the mob, he knows where to find a million dollars cash.Marv needs money for his girlfriend Betty. Thanks to Marv's ties to the mob, he knows where to find a million dollars cash.Marv needs money for his girlfriend Betty. Thanks to Marv's ties to the mob, he knows where to find a million dollars cash.
Ellen Atterbury
- Mrs. Fisher
- (as Ellen Hardies)
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Did you know
- TriviaTom Pittman, who played the main character "Marv" died in October of 1958. His death came after filming had wrapped up, but before the movie was released.
- GoofsDespite the finale taking place at 11pm, it's obviously broad daylight.
- Quotes
Harry March: I am a thief, not a crook.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: High School Big Shot (1994)
Featured review
Undone by a Broken Script
I'd never heard of actor Pittman, but it turns out he was quite a talented, though ill-fated, young guy. Here he goes from painfully shy to confidently assertive in abrupt, but convincing, fashion. I just wish he and the rest of the cast were better served by the script that loses its way about halfway through.
Almost matching Pittman in the talent department is actress Aldridge. Her teenage vixen is enough to send Joan Crawford into fits of jealousy. Betty (Aldridge) is so good at using her wiles to manipulate the hapless Marv (Pittman) in the first part that I thought the movie would be exceptional for a drive-in cheapie.
Had the screenplay stayed at this sensitive level, namely the ordinary-looking Marv yearning for self-respect amid sneering peers, the potential for something sublime was great. However the script veers off into a sudden and wildly implausible tangent of Marv leading a gang of criminals on a million-dollar heist, ending in as phony a shoot-out as I've seen. Too bad, because the rest of the cast, with the exception of an awkward Veit (Vince), is also unusually good for a cheap production.
In my little book, this was a missed opportunity, a teenage film that could have distinguished itself from the many other drive-in specials of the time. Nonetheless, I now know who Tom Pittman is, and in spades.
Almost matching Pittman in the talent department is actress Aldridge. Her teenage vixen is enough to send Joan Crawford into fits of jealousy. Betty (Aldridge) is so good at using her wiles to manipulate the hapless Marv (Pittman) in the first part that I thought the movie would be exceptional for a drive-in cheapie.
Had the screenplay stayed at this sensitive level, namely the ordinary-looking Marv yearning for self-respect amid sneering peers, the potential for something sublime was great. However the script veers off into a sudden and wildly implausible tangent of Marv leading a gang of criminals on a million-dollar heist, ending in as phony a shoot-out as I've seen. Too bad, because the rest of the cast, with the exception of an awkward Veit (Vince), is also unusually good for a cheap production.
In my little book, this was a missed opportunity, a teenage film that could have distinguished itself from the many other drive-in specials of the time. Nonetheless, I now know who Tom Pittman is, and in spades.
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- dougdoepke
- Oct 9, 2013
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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