One Way Street (1950)

After double crossing a gangster (Dan Duryea) and running off with both his mistress (Marta Toren) and his $200,000, a doctor and the girl go on the run to Mexico. But fate offers both redemption and tragedy for the couple. Directed by Hugo Fregonese (BLOWING WILD), this  is a solid slice of film noir that should please fans of the genre. The performances are solid and the characters well written enough that we care what happens to them. Duryea does his standard sleazy thug (which he could do in his sleep which is just what he does here) but Mason and Toren bring a tenderness and vulnerability to their relationship. Fregonese brings a sense of doom to the movie and also whips up some tense scenes such as the invasion of a surgery by bandits while a doctor is operating. With Rock Hudson, William Conrad, James Best, Jack Elam and King Donovan.