A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman and apparently becomes involved in the death of her husband. They head for Mexico trying to outrun the law.
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By CinemaSerf
“Cameron” (Robert Mitchum) is a principled young doctor who is summoned to an emergency where he encounters “Margo” (Faith Domergue). She’s fairly unstable, mentally, and promptly escapes from the hospital but next day she invites him to her home. That’s just the start of what becomes a relationship they could result in marriage. That all depends on her wealthy father “Lannington” (Claude Rains) though, and he turns out to be one of those brutishly domineering characters who is quite content to have them wed, so long as he can create such a toxic impression of his daughter beforehand that any sensible man would run a mile. An altercation at his home now ensues and now the pair are faced with a choice. Call the cops or flee. They choose the latter and now we watch a series of near-miss escapades whilst we discover a little more of the unbalanced “Margo” and of her companion who is suffering the increasing effects of the earlier incident. It’s quite a tense story this one and there is an effective chemistry between Mitchum and Domergue as their journey forces both of them to face up to the demons that haunt them, as well as the more venal amongst the community who will happily profit where they can from their much publicised predicament. Rains features sparingly, but as ever with him - it’s all in those maniacal eyes. The denouement is rushed, I felt, and actually a bit unsatisfactory but it’s a well written and photographed film noir that allows the talent to develop characters and tell a story that is worth watching.
