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Availability: Disc Set - This title is part of a multi-film set. Please see PURCHASING OPTIONS below to purchase. Director: Edgar G. Ulmer Producer: Leon Fromkess Released: 1945 [USA] Genre: Crime     Sub-Genre: Drama Keywords:  Blackmail || Film Noir || Gambling || Misfortune / Hardship

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Film Noir [10-Movie Set]

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HKFlix Says:	One of the all-time classics of the genre, this is required viewing for any noir buff.
Avg. Rating:	4.5 / 5 (based on 1 rating). What did you think of it?
Plot:	Hitchhiking west, Al takes a ride from a wealthy gambler , who dies of a heart attack in the car. Afraid that he'll be blamed, Al hides the body and drives away. But when he picks up Vera, she sees through him and starts blackmailing him for all he's got.
Overview:	Al Roberts (Tom Neal) decides to start a journey hitchhiking westwards to visit his girlfriend. Roberts accepts a ride from affable gambler Charles Haskell, Jr. (Edmund MacDonald), who suffers a fatal heart attack while driving. Roberts, afraid that he'll be accused of murder, disposes of the body, takes the man's clothes and wallet, and begins driving the car himself. Vera (Ann Savage), a hitchhiking girl Al picks up, sees through him and starts blackmailing him into going along with her schemes, which get him deeper and deeper into trouble.
Cast:	Tom Neal  ||  Ann Savage  ||  Claudia Drake  ||  Edmund MacDonald  ||  Tim Ryan  ||  Esther Howard  ||  Pat Gleason (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	68 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	None
Distributor:	Brentwood Home Video/Deimos  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Full Screen Black & White