Flabby heist thriller courtesy of director Phil Karlson who’s done better work in the thriller genre. A group of annoying, aimless, aging college students (Guy Madison, Brian Keith, Kerwin Mathews, Alvy Moore) concoct a plan to rob a Reno casino. The plot is fairly ridiculous and riddled with plot holes. There’s very little tension which is death to a thriller and the characters so pedestrian that you don’t care if their plan is successful or not but one can’t help wishing they’ll get caught as punishment for putting you through it all. Fortunately, there’s Kim Novak (as Madison’s girlfriend) looking all movie goddessy to remind us why she became a Star. Kathryn Grant, Jean Willes and William Conrad co-star.
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