Noel Black directs Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld and Beverly Garland in a quirky thriller about a released sociopath and a cleancut looking jailbait who fall for each other.

A very watchable little flick this, presenting more in common with a 1990s indie movie than a sixties noir. Perkins is loveable as the dangerous fantasist while Weld is incendiary as the kid who sees this handsome weirdo as a means of escape from her smalltown existence. It has the jazzy edits and primary colour palette of its era, an enjoyable twist and some wryly dark moments. Give it a try.

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