Nice girl Mary Burns (Sylvia Sidney) runs a little rural coffee shop. Her boyfriend Babe Wilson from the big city suggests getting married and moving to Canada. She doesn't know that he's actually a gangster. Babe escapes a police shoot out and Mary is captured. She is sentenced to 15 years as Babe goes on a crime spree. She joins her cellmate Goldie Gordon in a prison escape. Goldie pushes her to track down her rampaging ex Babe. It turns out that Goldie is working with the police. Mary works in a hospital kitchen and befriends angry patient Barton Powell (Melvyn Douglas). He's an explorer suffering from snow blindness.
The story is good. The twists are good but it could told better. It needs more from Barton. Some of Mary's story can be told in flashbacks. All in all, it's a compelling story. It could use more thrills.
The story is good. The twists are good but it could told better. It needs more from Barton. Some of Mary's story can be told in flashbacks. All in all, it's a compelling story. It could use more thrills.