A ruby, a bitter ex, and a tropical trap — film noir goes on vacation and never comes back.
Down-on-his-luck Mike Cormack is hired to fly to a Caribbean island to retrieve a missing ruby. On the island, possibly involved with the ruby's disappearance, is his ex-girlfriend.
Cinematography
Glorious tropical shadows that sweat through the screen.
Direction
Karlson squeezes every drop of tension from poverty row.
Director
Phil Karlson
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