A stockbroker finally commits the daring theft he had been dreaming of for a long time. Wanting to escape, he takes the airplane. There he gets embroiled in a tense but mysterious quarrel between two strangers...
What do you do when somebody steals your ill-gotten loot ? That is the question asked (and answered) in this engaging little thriller. It's a pleasant work with an engaging premise and three memorable lead characters, although actor Francis Lederer, as the blackmailer, somewhat overdoes it in the smirking villainy department. The plot could have used an extra twist, too.
Viewers who like that kind of thing may imagine various ways in which the last two or three minutes of the movie can be improved upon. For instance : our stockbroker sits on a park bench waiting for his beloved, who arrives in the company of a giant penguin. Or : our stockbroker sits on a park bench waiting for his beloved, who arrives dressed as Madame de Pompadour. (I'm shallow, I know.)
The many images of Honolulu anno 1948 are a delight. However, I would not be surprised to learn that nowadays much of the landscape has been blighted by over-tourism and over-development. "Tourism eats tourism", but it also devours a lot of other things - nature, quiet, beauty...
What do you do when somebody steals your ill-gotten loot ? That is the question asked (and answered) in this engaging little thriller. It's a pleasant work with an engaging premise and three memorable lead characters, although actor Francis Lederer, as the blackmailer, somewhat overdoes it in the smirking villainy department. The plot could have used an extra twist, too.
Viewers who like that kind of thing may imagine various ways in which the last two or three minutes of the movie can be improved upon. For instance : our stockbroker sits on a park bench waiting for his beloved, who arrives in the company of a giant penguin. Or : our stockbroker sits on a park bench waiting for his beloved, who arrives dressed as Madame de Pompadour. (I'm shallow, I know.)
The many images of Honolulu anno 1948 are a delight. However, I would not be surprised to learn that nowadays much of the landscape has been blighted by over-tourism and over-development. "Tourism eats tourism", but it also devours a lot of other things - nature, quiet, beauty...