The Original
Paroled bank robber Roy Earle (Jack Palance) leaves prison and takes on one last job: robbing a resort hotel in the California Sierras. Along the way he grows attached to a young woman, Velma, and forms an uneasy bond with Marie (Shelley Winters), a dance-hall girl who follows him. Filmed in color and CinemaScope, this 1955 remake of High Sierra is a fatalistic crime drama about a criminal who cannot escape his past.
The Reimagined Version
Paroled bank robber Roy Earle (Jack Palance), a closeted gay man, leaves prison and takes on one last job: robbing a resort hotel in the California Sierras. Along the way he grows attached to Vic, a young man whose affection he cannot openly return, and he forms an uneasy bond with Marie (Shelley Winters), a dance-hall girl who follows him and shields his secret. Filmed in color and CinemaScope, this reimagined remake of High Sierra is a fatalistic crime drama about a gay criminal who cannot escape his past.
