After committing a heist , Rafael : Victor Valverde joins Silvestre : Gerard Tichy and his band : Carlos Otero , Luis Induni , all of them get together to start a criminal career by executing robbings and murders . But they are tracked down by the cops : Antonio Casas and then takes place a long run to getaway the Police and Guardia Civil . Rafael and Sivestre flee to France through Puigcerda , Gerona , near the French border . Along the way they have some dispute and quarrels until a trilliing confrontation at a cinema.
it deals with a simple worker : Victor Valverde who takes the walk of ambition and robbing , becoming a dangerous offender by carrying out a string of crimes , as well as his relationship with his girlfriend, a fatal female singer of the Barcelona Molino : Marta Padovan and Silvestre , a tougher delinquent : Gerard Tichy . The picture also details the peculiar and intimate relation who both , a cop and the starring delinquent , have with their beloved mothers .This film belongs to Noir genre of the School of Barcelona whose main representatives were Julio Buchs , Juan Bosch , Ignacio F Iquino , Julio Salvador , Julio Coll who made various movies of this kind in the Fifties and Sixties. This is an acceptable Noir Thriller with suspense , intrigue , shooutouts and pursuits. Star Victor Valverde who gives a nice acting , as he has a long career as cinematic as Television . While his unfortunate girlfriend is played by Marta Padovan who made her screen debut in 1958 in a series of lightweight comedies then she had managed to secure a niche for herself in adventure genre as "En Genthar se muere Facil" , Mystery movie as "Presagio" and Paella Western as "La Venganza de Clark Harrison", "El Secreto del Capitan O'Hara" . They are well accompanied by a good support cast, such as : the veteran Miguel Ligero , Antonio Casas , Luis Induni , Carlos Otero , the Italian Osvaldo Genazzini , among others .
The motion picture was well directed by Antonio Santillan who belonged to the School of Barcelona. He was a good filmmaker usually working in Barcelona . After working as a dubbing director , his film debut was in 1944 with Enemigos , following La Noche del Martes 1944 . Later on , he is hired by producer Ignacio F Iquino to shot dramas as Almas en Peligro 1951 and Sucedió en mi Aldea 1954 . Shortly after , he directed thrillers as El Presidio 1954 , El Ojo de Cristal 1956 based on a novel by William Irish . Then , made Cuatro en la Frontera 1957 , Cita Imposible , Los Desamparados ,Trampa Mortal and this Senda Torcida 1963 , being many of them written by expert Jose Antonio de la Loma . And his final feature Una Ráfaga de Plomo 1966 until his early death at 57 . Rating 6.5/10. Better than average . The film will appeal to Spanish cinema fans .
