Sultry blonde femme fatales! We love them and cheer for them, even though they are up to no good. Still, they are sultry and therefore, we pull for them. As far as hot blonde femme fatales go, we think of many sirens, but of late, I have been diving into Cleo Moore films. She does not disappoint in this one, even being introduced with a shiny, revealing, tight showgirl outfit in the first minute of today's Hugo Haas film 1957's "Hit and Run."
Yep, showgirl, and hoping for a rich guy, Julie (Moore) finishes her show at a night club. So taken by her beauty, and moves on the stage, the almost middle-aged Gus (Haas) insists she have a drink with him. Julie was holding out for more of a hunk, but when she finds out he's loaded, she accepts. All decked out in a shiny evening gown, Gus drools at her presence. Not drooling is Gus' buddy, the hunk Frank (Vince Edwards). Frank warns Gus that Julie is just a hussy and Julie sneers at Frank. Gus proposes, and since he has a lot of dough, Julie accepts. Gus? He owns a filling station/garage, and lives on that property. Hey, guess what! Julie makes a good housewife until Frank comes by, insults her, and soon the two are locking lips and grinding themselves against one another. Gus? He's oblivious. Frank so loves Julie he begs her to run off with him. Julie feels ashamed and insists she stay and be wife to the older Gus.
Murder? Right! More of Frank's idea than Julie's, but Frank forces Julie not to go to the cops or he will implicate her. Twists? Ha! You said it. Murder is never clean and now a cacophony of plot twists terrorize our guilty lovers. The murder was perfect...or was it? All of a sudden, Frank and Julie are forced to answer uncomfortable questions...by the sheriff...and by...well, you'll see. Now Frank and Julie seems destined to be caught for the so-called perfect murder they pulled off. But wait! Their home, which is now owned by Julie, is invaded by...well, you'll see, and Julie and Frank seem to be at the mercy of this new mysterious character.
Will Frank and Julie get away with Gus' murder? Who is this mysterious character that will invade the home of Julie? Is this film a poor man's "The Postman Always Rings Twice," and is Cleo Moore a poor man's Lana Turner? Cleo Moore is no poor man's anything, but her performance on screen in this film will have you men drooling and you women wanting to scratch her eyes out and pull her hair off. See "Hit and Run" and be seduced by the blonde bombshell femme fatale, Cleo Moore.
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