( some spoiler ) somewhat good then you would have expect mike hammer flick with robert bray in the leading role a the tough a nails private eye who get involve in a slew of murder as well a a hunt for the miss one million dollar venacci jewel collection . all this because he take the time and effort to help a young girl name red and jan chaney and from nebraska get herself straighten out and go and with mike hand her a twenty and back home to mama and the boy she leave behind . it when red be find dead and in a suspicious hit and run accident and with his name and address on her that hammer go into action in find who responsible for red untimely death while that he rightfully feel be a murder not an accident . it when hammer find that this usual ring and with a v crave on it and that red have on her be miss that he have his girl friday and or secretary and velda and pamela duncan and check it out for him . find out and from an 10 year old time magazine cover and the ring belong to the long lost venacci jewelry collection it become obvious that be the reason for red murder . hammer trace down two person who can help him break the case of the murder redhead who happen to work with her at the nightclub the blue bell . a expect the two person whom hammer get in contact with dancer maria garcia and genie coree and and the deft mute janitor jane and terrance de morney and end up be murder before they can help hammer in find red killer or killer . the one clue that hammer and with the help of his secretary velda and come up with be what would lead him to find why and who be behind not only red but jane and marie murder as well . it have to do with a rented apartment that be occupy by col. holloway and donald randolph and just after he be discharge from the military after the end of wwii . it be col. holloway and a u intelligence officer and who in fact steal the valuable venacci jewelry collection while he be serve with the u army in germany back in 1945. have spend ten year behind bar holloway be soon to be release from jail and it be certain to hammer and with the jewel never be find and that the venacci jewel be somewhere hide in that apartment that holloway rent . what hammer do not know at the time be that not only holloway be interested in find the long lost and or hide and venacci jewel but a gang of murderous jewel thief lead by frenchman laroche and peter mamakos and be also look for them . a bit below average and compare to the previous mike hammer movie kiss me deadly and my gun be quick be rescue by actor robert bray interpretation of the ruthless and unprincipled mike hammer portray by ralph meeker in the aforementioned film . in that bray hammer and in the film my gun be quick and have a heart of gold and play strictly by the rule . that besides him be a convincing and if not more so and a meeker be in show how brutal and ruthless mike hammer can be when he want to get information as well a slug it out with the bad guy . this in fact take away hammer both bad guy and anything to get result image and make you for once like him . instead of make him and like ralph meeker and the best of a bad lot compare to those he fight which mike hammer come across a in almost all of the film he portray in .