Cage of Evil (1960)

Touches You

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Ron Foster (who ??) is Detective Harper, gunning for a promotion (get it?) Harper is put on a jewel heist in Los Angeles, and the case kind of starts out like an episode of Dragnet. Keep an eye out for Ted Knight... as one of the cops! Harper tries to cozy up to the suspect's girlfriend (Pat Blair). the girlfriend cozies back, and has some dark, heavy-handed suggestions of her own. Now Harper is in deeper than ever, and he's not sure what to do. All hell breaks loose, and everyone is figuring out their own next step. It's pretty good. rated pretty low, as of today. i liked it more than some of the others. Directed by Ed Cahn.

A handsome Ron Foster is about the only fun thing in this film.The ending is given away at the very beginning by the narrator so forget any suspense. "This was the last crime Scott Harper (Ron Foster) would investigate where did he go wrong...." What a fizzle that is.It is a typical B production crime cop turns bad plot. I am not sure why it is labeled noir it seems a typical crime movie to me---noir I expect the unexpected. This thing was boiler plate.Poor Harper is beset by the worst luck imaginable and makes so many dumb decisions. This movie is for the uninformed audiences. I am sure even in 1960 Mexico had extradition treaties with the US...Harper should have known he could be tailed by the rental car and dumped it off someplace other than the airport like maybe another rental car agency then a taxi..... Or he could have rented it in a different name I mean they were on the lam. Also this guy was a detective for 7 years he would know the ins and outs of the system.Of course this being Hollywood crime doesn't pay--DULL.It is entertaining if you have absolutely nothing else.I give it 2 stars.DO NOT RECOMMEND

Pretty good little "B" crime movie. Granted the plot was nothing new but movies are still being made with the same story. Ted Knight was a riot. It seemed like he tried to steal every scene he was in (which wasn't that many). I like the narration, it made the story seem better. I guess this film would be a good candidate for MSTK but certainly wasn't awful. Our hero/antihero? was a little stiff and his slang didn't quite jibe with his stiff suits and clean cut demeanor. It was funny watching "squares" cut loose though. Recommended time filler but not a whole lot of action. Gotta watch out for that plumber though.

Disgruntled cop Ron Foster, passed over for promotion one time too many, is seduced by B-girl Patricia Blair into a diamond theft scheme. And then things go downhill! Considering the general run of director Cahn's many B-pix of the 1950s and early 1960s, this one is rather above average. The look is more standard b/w TV of the late 50s than film noir, but the two leads are very good and put some life into it. There is more outdoor shooting than usual, and the ending adheres to the Production Code of the day.