Movie

One Foot in Hell

1960 · 90 min

A grim, slow-burning tale of grief curdling into methodical vengeance, with a brooding antihero and a bleak moral landscape.

Tagline: The story of the day hell came to town wearing a badge!
Overview: Mitch Barrett becomes embittered because his wife is allowed to die when he can't pay for the medicine she needs. The remorseful townspeople hire Mitch to be a deputy sheriff, thereby enabling him to plot an elaborate bank robbery with the help of an artist, a pickpocket, a gunslinger and a bar-girl.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, grief, corruption, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
grief
corruption
betrayal
guilt
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild