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Between Heaven and Hell (1956)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 4/25

4/25: Not much in Between Heaven and Hell works.

I give it props for being ahead of time in 1956 by showing blood and men being shot. Other than that, the backstory doesn't do anything for me. By the time Sam Gifford (Robert Wagner) arrived on some island in the Pacific, I was past the point of caring and expected the usual. Of course, he'll see the light only because he's in a war!

Robert Wagner is fair, never doing anything special. When he's with Terry Moore during the flashback, I'm reminded of A Kiss Before Dying which came out during the same year. Broderick Crawford gets on my nerves when his character has the chance to rant. Finally, he's shot in the head. Good riddance. The rest of the supporting cast (Buddy Ebsen, Robert Keith, Brad Dexter, and so on) seems strong, but they have nothing to offer.

All in all, Between Heaven and Hell is too dull to make a difference.

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