With a fast moving camera we dive right into this prison break film with our cast being introduced on the run led by William Bendix and Arthur Kennedy. This is a fifties film that borrows heavily from the Warner Brothers films of the thirties where normally we might have seen Raft and Cagney along with fellow hood Bogart making a run for it. This time out we get a decent cast that also includes Gene Evans, William Talman, Luther Adler and Marshall Thompson as the 6 men who have made the break and are now the focus of a statewide manhunt.
Bendix promises the gang a share of his hidden loot if they help him find his way after taking a bullet during the break. No problem but tempers flare and bullets fly when desperate men are involved. Their journey takes them by stolen car and a hopped freight train as they make their way to the money crossing paths with the likes of Gloria Talbot and Percy Helton.
This is a well done gangster flick that Bendix plays straight with no buffoonery. It would have been easy to see Bogart or Cagney tackle this role. Arthur Kennedy is always a solid addition to any cast either in a lead or character part and suits this ensemble piece just fine as do the other escapees. Monster film fans will of course know Gloria Talbot as the leading lady who Married a Monster From Outer Space. She isn’t in this one long but I have always found her to be a bit of eye candy so any screen time is good with me. She would also appear in We’re No Angels in this same year.
Director Lewis R. Foster had a run of B films through the fifties including a few with Ronald Reagan. He does a more than capable job here with the above average cast presented to him. Worth a look if you get the chance. This one was released recently on DVD by Olive Films.
Mike's Take On the Movies 
I love the title of this film! I’ve gotta add this to my Must-Watch List. Sounds like a great premise.
Worth checking out for sure. Nicely done with a decent cast
Always have a soft spot for prison break movies. Have not heard of this. Your review entices me to look for it.
This was one of my early spotlights so thanks for digging it up. I look at my early efforts here and think I should go back and flesh them out a bit more with some more pics. LOL. This is a good one. No nonsense for the era and a solid cast. Hope you find it and like it as much as i do.