Review by planktonrules

B-movies were intended as second and lesser films for a double-feature. They were very popular in the 1930s-50s and folks today often incorrectly assume a B is synonymous with BAD...which isn't necessarily so. A B-movie was quickly made and ran between 50-70 minutes...at most. Unfortunately, while B's were sometimes very good, however, "A Fugitive from Justice" isn't....even though it was made by a major studio.

The police and insurance investigators as well as the mob have something in common....they're all looking for the same man, John Leslie. The story focuses on a detective working for the insurance company, as he stands to gain $20,000 if he finds Leslie. Not surprisingly, as he works hard to track down the baddies, the baddies are often following him...hoping that he'll lead him to Leslie so they can murder him.

This film is enjoyable IF you completely turn off your brain and don't think at all. If you do think, you'll realize how often the plot or folks' actions in the film make little sense...and the emphasis is definitely NOT on making a quality film. Dopey and with a rather bland leading man, Roger Pryor.