Storyline

Embittered when prejudice cuts short his nascent law career, once-idealistic Johnny Ramirez leaves his home in Los Angeles and ends up in Mexico. He quickly becomes the invaluable second-in-command to Charlie Roark, the owner of a border-town casino. But Roark's wife falls hard for Johnny and goes to great lengths to make him hers, which sets in motion more perilous events.—Determined Copy Editor

Plot Keywords

casino, judge, jealousy, insanity, hitchhiking, guilty conscience, fight, false accusation, drunkenness, dentist, dancing, confession of crime, class distinction, catholic church, carbon monoxide poisoning, law school, lawyer, police, murder, suffocation

Short Review

Beautifully shot by Tony Gaudio, well acted, grippingly directed, the film makes acutely acerbic points about privilege and prejudice; but typically of Warners in its social conscience mode, settles in the end for the status quo.

Trailer

Streaming Service

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