Drawn to Mexico by a letter from an ex-reporter (Morris Ankrum), now an alcoholic expatriate that fled the country when the culprits in a murder case he covered threatened his life, a novelist (George Brent) helps spirit the fugitive and his daughter (Karen Sharpe) back to the U.S. But can he get them to safety in time with a crew of deadly killers in pursuit? Directed by Rex Bailey (FANGS OF THE ARCTIC). The pleasures of low budget B movies are erratic. Often their incompetence make you lose interest fast, other times you get a quick fix like eating at MacDonald's to tide you over till you can get a decent meal. MEXICAN MANHUNT is like the latter. It's quick, unpretentious and serves its purpose. This crime film is basically a road movie with its participants pursuing and being chased while switching cars, driving backroads and attempting to outwit their pursuers. The identity of Mr. Big, the man behind it all, is supposed to be a surprise but the list of suspects are practically nil so its pretty easy to guess who it is. With Hillary Brooke, Marjorie Lord, Douglas Kennedy, Alberto Morin and as the most incompetent hit man I've ever seen in a movie, Marvin Press.
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