Malaga (1960 film)

Moment of Danger also known as Malaga is a 1960 crime drama film starring Trevor Howard, Dorothy Dandridge and Edmund Purdom. It was filmed in Europe in the late months of 1959.

Starting with a wordless jewel heist pulledoff by thief Peter Curran and locksmith John Bain, Curran then doublecrosses his accomplice, dumps his lover Gianna and escapes with his illgotten gains. In the aftermath Gianna teams up with Bain and the two of them decide to even the score with Curran, developing feelings for each other along the way.Before the films release, Jet magazine said it concerns a girl... and a man... who, broke and stranded, are on the run from the law...at one point the girl goes out and gets money as a prostitute. One author describes Michael Horderns appearance in the movie as a sympathetic copper who knows that Trevor Howard is a jewel thief thanks to Howards doublecrossing partner Edmond Purdom but lacks the evidence to make an arrest. ........

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