No one thought much of this film when it came out... but time has been kind. Well, maybe. It's got Errol Flynn only a few years away from death looking old and warn out but it's a role that totally suits him: a washed up old rogue who has wasted his life, working at the tables in a Havana casino. He gets involved in an attempt to smuggle in some counterfeit money - he gets beaten up, slapped around, fired, stuck in the country, looks a bit lost and sad, but he's still old charming Errol and he manages to get through it.
The location shooting in Cuba helps immeasurably - it's in black and white and I wish more scenes had been set outside but what is there is fine - rooftop pools, pavements, markets, Moros Castle.
I wish more had been done with Pedro Armendiaz - who is the local cop. Presumably this was not to offend Cuban authorities. And Gia Scala is more charismatic than Rosanno Rory.
Still, this is a decent little movie.
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