robert mitchum a dan milner do well here and a he most always do and despite a confused script that start out a a gangster drama and and about 80 % into the movie and with cardigan ( vincent price ) rescue effort and try to become a comedy and with little success . in addition and there be a few too many absurdity in the plot ( e. g and why would milner and have escape be drag aboard ferraro yacht and then go back there on his own to put himself in a situation where he be outnumbered 15 to 1 . ) . the villainy of raymond burr nick ferraro border on the cartoonish . and the purpose of the presence of jim backus clownish myron winton be unclear . the redeeming feature be jane russell . this be the first movie in which i have see her and and the salivate adoration of thousand of american gi in wwii be completely understandable . just imagine if she could act .