Taking a trip into nightmare country, Chick Graham (Barry Nelson) heads home one day to find his exact double living there. His own wife (Lynn Ainley) and his business partner (John Harvey) believe him to be an imposter and call the police. Graham is carted off by the police but manages to escape when a Doberman, intending on attacking Graham, knocks over a policeman instead. The nightmare grows when Graham is tagged as the man who got away with half a million dollars in a Miami bank robbery. Pretty soon we now that the actual thief is the Graham look-alike, but then the bad guy's ex-girlfriend is murdered and Graham is accused of that. Things look leak as the noose around Graham gets tighter.
Also featuring Jack Warden. The film does not feature Jack Elam, although you might not believe it because actor Jim Boles could pass as a Jack Elam lookalike. Nelson was a familiar figure in films and television; he starred in several television series, including The Hunter (1952), My Favorite Husband (1953-1956), and Hudson's Bay (1959); he may best be remembered as the first James Bond in the 1954 television version of Casino Royale, playing opposite a villainous Peter Lorre.
Once you get past the unbelievable plot, this is a pretty good flick, with the tensions rising almost to Cornell Woolrich levels. Plus, the film has the probable distinction of being the only 1950s film noir set in Puerto Rico.
This one is based on a novel by Samuel W. Taylor, who also worked on the screenplay with director Edward Montagne; also working on the screenplay were Vin Bogert and T. J. McGowan.
You should enjoy this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLm-Ht3cFvs&list=PLcvObjGQpCd0vnqFWy0nbf-jdFlY36fyU&index=33
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