A decent B-movie for its time Nicholson does a really good job at selling his emotions at this young of an age. This kind of reminds me of Rebel without a causes' 3rd act very similar due to both having teen vs police standoffs. I feel like if this movie had more time to build it would be a lot better add 40 minutes and change the soundtrack to match the mood a little and this is a really good film. Instead it's a campy melodrama that isn't bad but just not really good either.

A decent B-movie for its time Nicholson does a really good job at selling his emotions at this young of an age. This kind of reminds me of Rebel without a causes' 3rd act very similar due to both having teen vs police standoffs. I feel like if this movie had more time to build it would be a lot better add 40 minutes and change the soundtrack to match the mood a little and this is a really good film. Instead it's a campy melodrama that isn't bad but just not really good either.

Scavenger Hunt 126 (Sep 2025)

Film 2/30
Prompt: Watch the film debut of a prolific actor/actress

Pretty cool to catch Jack Nicholson in his first movie. And not just a small part either, he’s the star. The film itself is fine, a standard late-50s B-movie crime drama with a few tense moments but not much depth. Still, seeing Nicholson get a starring role right out of the gate makes it worth the watch. Stardom was inevitable.

Scavenger Hunt 126 (Sep 2025)

Film 2/30
Prompt: Watch the film debut of a prolific actor/actress

Pretty cool to catch Jack Nicholson in his first movie. And not just a small part either, he’s the star. The film itself is fine, a standard late-50s B-movie crime drama with a few tense moments but not much depth. Still, seeing Nicholson get a starring role right out of the gate makes it worth the watch. Stardom was inevitable.

For a 1958 B-movie in Jack Nicholson’s first movie, it was watchable and entertaining enough. It’s not the greatest, but I don’t think it’s wasted time watching.

For a 1958 B-movie in Jack Nicholson’s first movie, it was watchable and entertaining enough. It’s not the greatest, but I don’t think it’s wasted time watching.

And here we are, Jack Nicholson’s first movie, the start of his career. Well it didn’t really start as we thought, he still played his role really well though

And here we are, Jack Nicholson’s first movie, the start of his career. Well it didn’t really start as we thought, he still played his role really well though

it’s cool to see jack nicholson so young (he’s like 20 in this), but this really is basically a lesser Dog Day Afternoon

pretty uninteresting all around with very cheesy music. it is a tv movie from the 50s though, so it’s about what i expected

it’s cool to see jack nicholson so young (he’s like 20 in this), but this really is basically a lesser Dog Day Afternoon

pretty uninteresting all around with very cheesy music. it is a tv movie from the 50s though, so it’s about what i expected