Saturday, 6 June 2015

(NOIR) Pushover - 1954 **

 
What a strange film. Neither MacMurray nor Novak seem to be giving their all here, and it's a bit half-hearted with a barely noticeable amount of chemistry.
Paul is a cop assigned to trace a dodgy villain who has stolen a lot of money. On trying to do so, he meets the girlfriend of the robber, and things start to get 'steamy.' Lona tries to pull a 'Double Indemnity' type double cross by asking Paul to murder her boyfriend so they can make off together with the loot, but if he does this he first has to trick his boss and colleagues.
Just a bit of a jumble that I didn't think much of. I've seen better performances from both MacMurray and Novak.  

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