Fabian made this after A Lion Walks Among Us - Dick Powell does the intro, not looking too well (he'd be dead within a few months) giving a nice introduction to Tuesday Weld and Fabian . He draws comparison between Fabian and another actor turned singer, I wonder what happened to him, etc. Didn't work out as well for Fabian.
He gives a solid performance as a young man who meets Tuesday Weld in a casino. Weld is electric in a showy part, a wild woman on the run from a mystery man. It's the sort of part where she encourages Fabian to drive fasted, standing up in the passenger seat. Fabian is lechy with her several times although she says she's not interested. She reacts strongly - but apparently that's her fault she doesn't know what's wrong with her.
It's a shame they had Fabian's character be so sleazy because otherwise it's a strong drama, and his sleaziness wasn't needed. Fabian believably falls in love and Weld is excellent. I was confused a little by the ending - the guy chases after Weld tries to strangle her, so it seemed to me... but she's still bad is that right?
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