CAGE OF EVIL – 1960
A somewhat predicable low budget crime thriller, that suffers from a lack of thrill. Police Detective Ron Foster is assigned a case involving the robbery of a wholesale diamond seller. One man is in hospital suffering from a blow to the head. The Police soon discover that the alarm system has been sabotaged. Foster suspects one of the employees of being an inside man for the heist. Foster roughs up the man who turns out to have nothing to do with the robbery.
Foster could not have picked a worse time to lay hands on a civilian. He is up for a promotion and the incident has a negative impression on the higher ups. Foster is most annoyed with being skipped over.
The diamond case soon has a possible lead. Patricia Blair, a girl popular with certain underworld types is looked into. Foster goes undercover and is soon swapping spit with the pretty blonde. Foster falls for the bimbo and is soon in cahoots with Blair. Blair is in fact a middleman between underworld types and high end fences, who buy the stolen jewels etc.
Foster and Blair plan on setting up a meeting between the diamond thief and a big fence. They intend to take out both and keep the cash and the stones. They plan on then heading south of border time for sunshine and good times.
This idea needless to say hits a few speed bumps. The bodies soon start to pile up, including Foster's Police partner, Harp McGuire. It is only because Foster is a cop that he can stay one step ahead of everything. This of course cannot last for long. The Police soon tumble to Foster's bit in the killings. Foster and Blair snag a flight to Mexico and hopefully safety.
No such luck, as the Federale's have been alerted by the US side. Foster draws his piece but comes out on the losing end of the exchange. Blair and the stones are grabbed up for return to the States.
Prolific b-film helmsman Edward L. Cahn loses the pace with this one. Cahn cranked out over 125 features during his 30 years in the business. He pumped out several above average b-features, including, DESTINATION MURDER, GIRLS IN PRISON, INSIDE THE MAFIA, THREE CAME TO KILL and the 50's sci-fi classic, IT, THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE.
Patricia Blair was known to a generation of TV viewers from her roles on, THE RIFLEMAN and the long running DANIEL BOONE series.
A somewhat predicable low budget crime thriller, that suffers from a lack of thrill. Police Detective Ron Foster is assigned a case involving the robbery of a wholesale diamond seller. One man is in hospital suffering from a blow to the head. The Police soon discover that the alarm system has been sabotaged. Foster suspects one of the employees of being an inside man for the heist. Foster roughs up the man who turns out to have nothing to do with the robbery.
Foster could not have picked a worse time to lay hands on a civilian. He is up for a promotion and the incident has a negative impression on the higher ups. Foster is most annoyed with being skipped over.
The diamond case soon has a possible lead. Patricia Blair, a girl popular with certain underworld types is looked into. Foster goes undercover and is soon swapping spit with the pretty blonde. Foster falls for the bimbo and is soon in cahoots with Blair. Blair is in fact a middleman between underworld types and high end fences, who buy the stolen jewels etc.
Foster and Blair plan on setting up a meeting between the diamond thief and a big fence. They intend to take out both and keep the cash and the stones. They plan on then heading south of border time for sunshine and good times.
This idea needless to say hits a few speed bumps. The bodies soon start to pile up, including Foster's Police partner, Harp McGuire. It is only because Foster is a cop that he can stay one step ahead of everything. This of course cannot last for long. The Police soon tumble to Foster's bit in the killings. Foster and Blair snag a flight to Mexico and hopefully safety.
No such luck, as the Federale's have been alerted by the US side. Foster draws his piece but comes out on the losing end of the exchange. Blair and the stones are grabbed up for return to the States.
Prolific b-film helmsman Edward L. Cahn loses the pace with this one. Cahn cranked out over 125 features during his 30 years in the business. He pumped out several above average b-features, including, DESTINATION MURDER, GIRLS IN PRISON, INSIDE THE MAFIA, THREE CAME TO KILL and the 50's sci-fi classic, IT, THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE.
Patricia Blair was known to a generation of TV viewers from her roles on, THE RIFLEMAN and the long running DANIEL BOONE series.