The Girl Who Came Back

Cheap crime flick benefits from good turn from lead actress Gray as Gilda. Seems Gilda's part of a criminal ring that uses her good looks, high class demeanor, and charm, to infiltrate targets. Big money is usually involved in these schemes, still Gilda feels compunction to reform, go straight, and quit the gang. So she flees to LA where she starts a new life as a bank secretary. But will the gang let her go, especially when finding out she works at a bank where the boss has fallen for her. And will she stay on the straight and narrow even with the prospect of big bucks in the offing. Stay tuned.

It's actress Gray who carries an uneven story that unfolds with little action and spotty suspense. Too bad she soon left the business as she shows promise for that sassy-woman decade of the 30's. On the other hand, Blackmer has a conventional role unlike his later exercises in polished villianry. But I especially like the two older gals, Beatty and Darling, who furnish some snappy chuckles. All in all, the 65-minutes amounts to little more than a time filler whose plot stretches require a few viewer indulgences (e.g. the gang catching up with Gilda in far away LA). Still, it's a surprising showcase for an unfortunately obscure actress.