Private Hell 36
“These are night faces... Living on the edge of evil and violence!”
CrimeDrama
In New York, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lili is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lili's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lili and Frank are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.
VIBE
A smoky, rain-slicked descent into the moral murk. This is the sound of desperation, the glint of a stolen bill, and the hollow echo of broken promises in a city that never sleeps, but always dreams of more.
grittycynicalwearytensesteadyclassic noirhardboiledshadowyurban decaycorruptiongreedmoral ambiguitydespair
film noir
