this be a b movie about an ex con try to go straight and but force by his former crony to participate in a bank robbery . it have a nice film noir look but the script be quite routine and predictable . while it worth watch and there be nothing compelling or memorable about it . hayden sleep walk through his role of a tough talk and world weary police captain who suspect ex con nelson be involve in a series of holdup . in one of his early credit role and albeit a buchinsky and bronson play one of the heavy while kirk play nelson concerned wife . everybody in this film be tough and hard boil and the performance be all wooden .