Cry Vengeance

Decent late noir with the novelty of being set and shot in pre-statehood Alaska. Some surprisingly nice performances as well. The story is nothing original or thought-provoking, and at times gets a little too sentimental for my liking, but the whole production is really quite competent for such a minor entry in the canon.

Everything about this movie looks and feels cheap but the novel location and earnest portrayal by Mark Stevens made the film worth watching.

Revenge is never the answer, or so the film wants us to believe. Not the best execution of the theme but still a pretty good one, thanks to a good performance from Mark Stevens. The beginning and ending are a bit rushed, but the middle is just the right mix of mood and action.

A cheapie BIG HEAT knockoff, but it's a tasty little morsel. Stevens gives a great performance, cold and intense, and leads a mighty fine cast. The characters are so engaging that the deaths are tangibly felt by the viewer. Pretty much everyone in this movie is fun to watch. The film has a terrific rough-and-tumble attitude, with biting dialogue, dark morality, smoky jazz in nightclubs and cheap dives, and lots of fist fights. Maybe not one of the greats, but it packs a good noir punch.