A Bullet Is Waiting

This claustrophobic little film stars Calhoun as a criminal being brought to justice on a manslaughter charge by sheriff McNally. On the way back to civilization, their plane crashes and the pair is forced to hole up in a small cabin owned by Simmons and her father, Aherne. Aherne has been out of town and a vicious storm has trapped the three in the cabin. McNally senses Simmon's attraction to Calhoun and warns her not to help him escape. Aherne finally returns and the sheriff borrows his jeep to bring Calhoun to trial. Overlong and very talky, the film lacks the action necessary to show whether Calhoun is the kind of man who would murder. Due to the locale the cha...