A suave bankrobber escapes Paris, gets chased by the cops in Algiers and hides out in an abandoned castle in the "Arabian" desert where the authorities won't go. There are a bunch of other criminals also hiding out including a doctor who murdered his wife who are all trying to get their greedy hands on an old blind wheelchair bound man's stolen money. There's lots of drinking and double crossing. The plot may have been an influence on the Jayne Mansfield vehicle 'Dog Eat Dog.' The sets are impressive, it's short (75 min.), Fay Wray is in it, and the whole thing crackles with a kind of energy from the very beginning that gave me the vibe of being in my early 20's again.
