Rage (1966)

An alcoholic doctor (Glenn Ford) lives in a small isolated Mexican desert town. He doesn't think much of it when his dog bites him until several days later when the dog is discovered to be rabid. With time running out, he must get to a hospital and get vaccinated with serum before the venom reaches his brain. Directed by Gilberto Gazcon, this thriller doesn't kick in until the second half of the movie. Too much of the film is wasted with a subplot about a pregnant Mexican woman (Dacia Gonzalez) in danger of losing her baby that kills the film's suspense. Once that is out of the way, the film is a fairly gripping rush against time thriller. Despite Ford and Stella Stevens (excellent as a camp prostitute) in the lead roles and the only non-Mexicans in the movie, this is really a Mexican film. Filmed there with Mexican actors and crew. The film could have used a stronger underscore than the mediocre and ineffective one by Gustavo Cesar Carrion. With David Reynoso and Armando Silvestre.