A detective falls in love with the diamonds--and the girlfriend--of a thief he's pursuing.A detective falls in love with the diamonds--and the girlfriend--of a thief he's pursuing.A detective falls in love with the diamonds--and the girlfriend--of a thief he's pursuing.
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Ron Foster
- Scott Harper
- (as Ronald Foster)
Patricia Blair
- Holly Taylor
- (as Pat Blair)
Douglas Henderson
- Barney
- (as Doug Henderson)
Eve Brent
- Officer Lucille Barron
- (uncredited)
Henry Darrow
- 2nd Mexican Policeman
- (uncredited)
Abel Franco
- 1st Mexican Policeman
- (uncredited)
Joseph Hamilton
- Dewey
- (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
- Joe Harris
- (uncredited)
Ted Knight
- Lt. Dan Ivers
- (uncredited)
Gregg Martell
- Mick Borden
- (uncredited)
Howard McLeod
- Kurt Romack
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThat big convertible driven by Holly Taylor (Pat Blair) is a 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V Convertible. Only 2,044 were made of this car that weighed over 2.5 tons and was nearly 19 feet long (5.77 m). MSRP was $7,056 ($71,000 in 2022) In excellent condition in 2022 an example of this car could be worth over $100,000.
The plumber's van is a 1960 Chevrolet C-10 Apache Panel Van. The big white car rented by Det. Scott Harper (Ron Foster) is a 1960 Mercury Montclair Sedan.
- GoofsAs pointed out by Eddie Muller on TCM's "Noir Alley": When Ron Foster is coaching Pat Blair in the motel room on how to avoid the police, he pushes her out the window. She lands outside in a completely different dress.
- ConnectionsReferences I Confess (1953)
Featured review
MEDIOCRE BAD-COP MOVIE...WATCHABLE BUT...DULL & STIFF...UNREMARKABLE
Particularly Unremarkable, Stiff, and Dull is the Leading Lady, Former Model Turned Actress Patricia Blair, With the Screen Presence of a Mannequin and about the Same Range.
Not that Ron Foster as the Good-Cop Turned Bad and the Other Clunky Hunks Walking Around with Edward Cahn's Pedestrian Direction do Much Better.
From Top to Bottom, Stage-Left to Stage-Right, this Thing just Reeks of Rusty Familiarity with No Edge at All.
The Awkward Title that is Repeated in the Vapid Voice-Over is another Piece of this Puzzle of a Film lost in the Netherland of Police-Procedural, Film-Noir, Neo-Noir, and is so Mundanely Paced, Acted, Scripted and Presented, it's too Lame to Fit Snugly or be Welcomed Anywhere.
There are Worst Movies of this Type Out There, and Director Edward L. Cahn has a Better Prolific Track-Record than this Piece of Dullsville would Attest.
The Turn of the Decade from the 50's to the 60's was a Difficult and Uncertain Time for Movies and Pop-Culture in General.
It was Sort of the Calm Before the Storm, a Whirlpool Waiting to Break Out and Crash.
From 1959-1964 the Arts in America were Comatose, Unexpressed, Reluctant, and Atrophied.
When the Dam Broke and Pop-Culture Awakened from it Slumber...Well that was the Sixties.
"Cage of Evil", is one of those that is a good Example, along with the "Teen Idols" on the Radio that Replaced Real "Rock n' Rollers",
of what was Happening in that Dead Period, between the Death of "Staunch Conservatism" and the Birth of "Ultra-Liberalism".
It was a Period of Formulaic, Take-No-Chances, Stagnation and Boredom.
This is the Result.
Not that Ron Foster as the Good-Cop Turned Bad and the Other Clunky Hunks Walking Around with Edward Cahn's Pedestrian Direction do Much Better.
From Top to Bottom, Stage-Left to Stage-Right, this Thing just Reeks of Rusty Familiarity with No Edge at All.
The Awkward Title that is Repeated in the Vapid Voice-Over is another Piece of this Puzzle of a Film lost in the Netherland of Police-Procedural, Film-Noir, Neo-Noir, and is so Mundanely Paced, Acted, Scripted and Presented, it's too Lame to Fit Snugly or be Welcomed Anywhere.
There are Worst Movies of this Type Out There, and Director Edward L. Cahn has a Better Prolific Track-Record than this Piece of Dullsville would Attest.
The Turn of the Decade from the 50's to the 60's was a Difficult and Uncertain Time for Movies and Pop-Culture in General.
It was Sort of the Calm Before the Storm, a Whirlpool Waiting to Break Out and Crash.
From 1959-1964 the Arts in America were Comatose, Unexpressed, Reluctant, and Atrophied.
When the Dam Broke and Pop-Culture Awakened from it Slumber...Well that was the Sixties.
"Cage of Evil", is one of those that is a good Example, along with the "Teen Idols" on the Radio that Replaced Real "Rock n' Rollers",
of what was Happening in that Dead Period, between the Death of "Staunch Conservatism" and the Birth of "Ultra-Liberalism".
It was a Period of Formulaic, Take-No-Chances, Stagnation and Boredom.
This is the Result.
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- LeonLouisRicci
- Feb 29, 2024
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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