A typically laconic Robert Mitchum stars as Lieutenant Duke Halliday in this terse efficient noir. Framed for the theft of an army payroll he takes off on a chase from Verz Cruz into the heart of Mexico after the real thief Jim Fiske (Patrick Knowles) in an effort to clear himself. Joining him in the search is Fiske's jilted fiance Joan Graham (Jane Greer). Close on the heels of both is police captain Vince Blake (William Bendix) not to mention Mexican inspector Colonel Ortega (Ramon Novarro). Along the way Duke and Joan's breakneck pursuit is strewn with comedic... obstacles including a herd of goats an oxcart and an impressively underachieving Mexican road crew. [show more]
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Army officer Drake Halliday (Robert Mitchum) finds himself on the run after he is framed for a payroll theft. Attempting to elude Captain Drake (William Bendix), the man appointed to bring him to justice, Halliday sets out to catch the real culprit, Fiske (Patric Knowles), who is also being pursued by Joan 'Chiquita' Graham (Jane Greer) over a debt of $2,000.
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