Loosely based on James M. Cain's novel
Love's Lovely Counterfeit, this fascinating low-budget
film noir stars Payne as a small-time hoodlum who works for crime kingpin de Corsia. The latter's criminal empire is threatened when a law-and-order candidate decides to run for mayor and it looks
as if he'll win. Seeking to short-circuit the candidate's campaign, de Corsia assigns Payne to begin smear tactics. Payne uncovers information regarding the candidate's redheaded secretary, Fleming, and her sister, Dahl, an immoral vixen who has served time in prison, who also happens to be a
redhead. Digging for more incriminating information, Payne begins to date ...
Released:
1956
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins