The real treat, though, is William Talman. Probably best remembered as the stodgy DA Hamilton Berger on Perry Mason, Talman really shines here as one sinister and sadistic creep. Never knew he had it in him, LOL.
7/10
Ping.
Does anyone remember Talman doing those anti-smoking ads while he was dying of cancer?
In one of the Perry Mason DVDs they had a fairly long segment showing all of the actors visiting in one of their homes. They began playing charades and it was clear that Talman and Barbara Hale were really smart. Actually all of them were.
Good flick.
I only knew Talman from the Perry Mason series where he was constantly pounded like a tent peg by Burr.
When I saw this picture I was somewhat amazed at what a good actor he was.
I particularly like the part where the Mexicans weren’t shown as caricatures.
Good movie indeed.
Talman apparently was into the bohemian life as around 1960 he was arrested for possessing pot and the cops caught him nekkid as a jaybird at a party at a Hollyweird residence. Didn’t quite ruin his career though.
Almost all of the road scenes are shot in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California.
"Directed by Ida Lupino." Not only was Ida Lupino a great actress she directed many television and movies. Such as "television productions such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Thriller, The Twilight Zone, Have Gun – Will Travel, Honey West, The Donna Reed Show, Gilligan's Island, 77 Sunset Strip, The Rifleman, The Virginian, Sam Benedict, The Untouchables, Hong Kong, The Fugitive and Bewitched...." wiki