Word: crashout
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...Crashout (Hal E. Chester; Filmakers) is a crime-doesn't-pay movie that consists of one long chase complicated by another. The first begins with a smash-bang crash-out of six convicts from prison. The second begins soon after, when their wounded leader promises them a share of the loot he has hidden away if they do not abandon him. While the crooks pursue the hidden loot, the police pursue the crooks...
After 91 minutes of running time, with never a halt in the breathless, double-barreled chase, virtue wins out. What makes Crashout palatable are some peppery moments of suspense and a couple of well-spiced performances by William Bendix and Arthur Kennedy as two hard-boiled yeggs...
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