Word: crooked
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...first, Matsukichi was like any other crook. But then he grew softhearted. "When a baby cried in a home I was robbing, I went away leaving the place untouched," he said. He also began to lecture his victims, telling them: "Your house is too easy. You should have lights over your doorway or you should keep a dog." His victims were so grateful that they seldom bore a grudge against him. "I was always filled with joy," he said, "and my heart overflowed with thanks...
...finds that an elderly G-man (Art Smith) is also after the crook. The picture develops into a sort of three-legged rat race, carried on against the background of a small-time posh hotel, a grim little cantina and a turbulent fiesta. The movie has some well-written, better-spoken tough talk, plenty of menace, and some sharp violence. A good deal of it is just routine pocket thriller. But thanks to Director Montgomery and Producer Joan Harrison there is also some good New Mexican location atmosphere...
...lose track of her when the Japanese take Singapore. After the war he comes back to look for her and for some pearls he hid in an electric fan. He and his contraband manage a relatively placid reunion, having to contend only with British law and with a crook (Thomas Gomez...
...reveal nothing but Bogart, it is bound to be a little anticlimactic-but not too much. Bogart knows his way perfectly around this sort of plot. He finds out who murdered his wife and his best friend (he is accused of murdering them), disposes of a petty crook (Clifton Young) who has latched onto him for blackmail, and gets set for the ultimate clinch with Miss Bacall...
...Daves knows how to break players effectively out of type (Agnes Moorehead, who usually plays embittered spinsters, does handsomely in a sexy role). The picture is greatly enriched through minor characters and minor incidents. As added frights, the doctor and the crook are such well-conceived, well-played parts that they practically steal the show. And just as Bogart is about ready to try for his final getaway, the question of whether two cops in a bus terminal are oblivious of him or waiting for him adds a realistic kind of suspense that is too seldom used in movies. This...