This one is not actually noir. A lot of sites call it noir, but it's not - it's a JD (juvenile delinquent) movie, from 1955, about a young cop infiltrating a car-theft ring run by a teen gang.
Well, that said, how is it?
Well, that said, how is it?
It starts off a little deceptively, with some Mamie Van Doren dancing and flirting (with the camera and her co-stars) while a group of kids dance to that new-fangled rock and roll stuff, but then takes a turn to JD-style crime and undercover justice. It's... well, it's not really going into. It's a fairly rote film.
What might interest a few folks, though, are some notable Star Trek connections.
Right near the start:
What might interest a few folks, though, are some notable Star Trek connections.
Right near the start:
Yep, that punk leaning on the gas pump is William Campbell, who is quasi-legendary for playing Koloth, on "The Trouble With Tribbles," and reprising the role decades later on DS9 (my favorite ST series).
Also, we have:
Also, we have:
A very young John Saxon, who was on Gene Roddenberry's Planet Earth and Strange New World.
The film itself? Skip it.
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