This film essentially begins with two young men named "Billy Cooper" (Kyle Johnson) and "Frank Stack" (Gary Rist) going into a store in order to shoplift some items for a stolen merchandise racket. Unfortunately, their attempted theft fails after a scuffle with the owner who ends up being shot by his own gun in the process. Minutes later, Frank is also shot by a policeman but manages to survive thanks to the skillful driving of Billy who eludes the police long enough to get him to his sister's apartment. Once there, his sister "Maud Cooper" (Gwenn Mitchell) and a college professor by the name of "Grant Turner" (Terry Carter) hold off the police long enough for Billy to escape--while at the same time allowing Frank to be taken to the hospital. From that point on, realizing that Billy is innocent in the shooting death of the store owner, Professor Turner makes it his mission to set the record straight. The problem is that Billy--not only has to elude the police--but has to also stay clear of the higher-ups in the stolen merchandise racket who want him killed before their identifies are revealed. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was a rather mediocre "Blaxploitation film" which suffered somewhat due to its low-budget production values and poor editing. As far as the acting was concerned, Terry Carter performed well enough, I suppose, but he didn't seem to possess the charisma necessary for the main character in a film of this type. Likewise, Gwenn Mitchell didn't quite seem to have the sex appeal required for her role either. Regardless, while this certainly wasn't a great movie by any means, it managed to pass the time fairly well and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
