Double Jeopardy (1955): Pulp Heaven

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Tony D'Ambra

– April 9, 2009Posted in: Articles, Films, Lobby

A 70 min b-feature  from Republic Pictures, Double Jeopardy,  is an unpretentious thriller, only tangentially noir, and  with a high sleaze factor. The good guys are wooden and boring, and the bad guys irredeemably bad. A boozy blackmailer and his cheap wife are the focus and carry the picture. Pulp heaven.

 

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1 Comment

1. Sam Juliano

   Posted April 9, 2009 at 8:47 PM

   LOL Tony! Looks like I made the right decision on passing on this movie from a distinguished Sydney-based noir authority! This seems like one of those films that would been better served as an episode of a television show at this time. Pulp heaven indeed!