Mies ilman muistia (1954)

Mies ilman muistia (1954). 1h 34m | K-16

“Mickey Spillaneu0026#39;s u0026quot;The Long Waitu0026quot; stars Anthony Quinn, Charles Coburn, Peggie Castle, and Gene Evans.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eQuinn plays Johnny McBride, who survives a horrible car crash but winds up with burned hands and amnesia. A clue leads him back to his home town where he, unbenownst to him, is wanted for the murder of the DA. And there seem to be people who donu0026#39;t want to ask too many questions. However, he learns one thing – a woman he knew back then, Vera West, who has left town, can tell him what actually happened.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJohnny also learns that rumor has it that Vera, to escape the bad guys, has had complete plastic surgery and changed her name – but sheu0026#39;s back in town with her new identity. Johnny meets several women, but which one of them if any, is Vera?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJohnny proves himself a chick magnet as he becomes involved with each of these women, who work for a man named Servo – but Servo takes orders from someone else.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUnfortunately for the viewer, the potential Veras looked alike and it was hard to tell them apart. They werenu0026#39;t familiar enough to this viewer to be able to tell them apart.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film has an amazing scene where a bound Peggie Castle crawls up to a tied-up Johnny, supposedly for a final kiss, but to get his gun. Stylish pulp for sure.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a real Mike Hammer type of story – dames, brawls, and misogyny.”