Thanks to some taut direction by Richard Fleischer, some incredibly tense performances from CHARLES McGRAW and MARIE WINDSOR and some very atmospheric shots of narrow passageways, dining cars and Pullman berths aboard a speeding express, NARROW MARGIN emerges as a swiftly moving melodrama sure to capture your attention from beginning to end.
The story has police officer McGraw and his buddy on the force assigned to bring Windsor from L.A. to Chicago to testify against mobsters who rubbed out her husband. She's a bitter, whining, vindictive woman with a sharp tongue who never fails to give McGraw a hard time, even after his buddy is shot and she shows no remorse.
Aboard the train, it becomes a cat and mouse game to keep her away from the assassins aboard who are intent on killing her. The plot is a tricky one and it's the twist that I find hard to believe. It rather startled me and comes so late in the story that I was nevertheless hooked until the final scene.
The cast is uniformly good, all giving completely credible performances and making this one of the most enjoyable and dangerous train rides you're ever likely to take.
Charles McGraw is impressive in his tough, street-wise way and Marie Windsor is at her most femme fatale in this tightly knit story.
The story has police officer McGraw and his buddy on the force assigned to bring Windsor from L.A. to Chicago to testify against mobsters who rubbed out her husband. She's a bitter, whining, vindictive woman with a sharp tongue who never fails to give McGraw a hard time, even after his buddy is shot and she shows no remorse.
Aboard the train, it becomes a cat and mouse game to keep her away from the assassins aboard who are intent on killing her. The plot is a tricky one and it's the twist that I find hard to believe. It rather startled me and comes so late in the story that I was nevertheless hooked until the final scene.
The cast is uniformly good, all giving completely credible performances and making this one of the most enjoyable and dangerous train rides you're ever likely to take.
Charles McGraw is impressive in his tough, street-wise way and Marie Windsor is at her most femme fatale in this tightly knit story.