Hot Money Girl (1959)

One of the better Eddie Constantine films I've seen has Eddie as an ex-American soldier who returns to Germany after the war to find the young girl he left behind and collect the box of jewels he hid for her father. However the world has changed since the war ended and getting the box means battling other forces who want the loot for themselves.

I believe this is one of the few films you'll see where you can hear Eddies real voice in English. Despite being an American he was making films in Europe which means that all the voices got dub. However this time out the film is a British co-production so all of the English speakers  aren't dubbed (at least as far as I can tell.) Hearing Eddie speak is a minor treat.

Well plotted film is largely nothing new but there are enough surprises along the way that we are forced to ponder if Eddie is going to come out of it all alive and who is playing him. I really had no clue and was happy to go along for the ride.

Another joy was  the inclusion of  Christoper Lee as one of many people looking for the box. I know had I paid attention to the opening credits I would have realized he was lurking around, but I didn't so his appearance absolutely delighted me.

I really like this film a great deal and where many of Constantine's film survive on his personality alone to see one that brings together a great cast, great script and everything else makes this a sheer delight.

Highly recommended.