and has her reenact her steps the night before, thereby implicating himself. Dave, figures out the real killer's identity when Happy tells Dave of Hubler's actions with Linda and Dave realizes Hubler slipped up and revealed the actual location of the stabbing. After the murderer left, the dying Clayton had managed to crawl toward a telephone and Hubler didn't know that. Dave phones Linda to warn her, but Hubler, who has been after the necklace for himself the whole time, deduces the situation and, again, for unknown reasons, kidnaps Linda. With roadblocks set up on all major highways and a description of his rented car, he steals another car, killing the owner. Dave engages a helicopter and spots the speeding vehicle. He and the pilot manage to force Hubler to leave the car at an abandoned base. Hubler wounds the pilot and forces Dave to throw out his gun by threatening to kill Linda but, after a chase and a fight, Dave is able to retrieve a gun and shoot Hubler dead. Back in Las Vegas, Linda decides to break up with her husband and remain in Las Vegas. Lloyd, who has been released from the murder charge, is quickly re-arrested on embezzlement and other charges. The film ends with the main surviving characters standing at the piano with Happy singing "My Resistance Is Low". Cast Jane Russell as Linda Rollins Victor Mature as Dave Andrews Vincent Price as Lloyd Rollins Hoagy Carmichael as Happy Brad Dexter as Tom Hubler Gordon Oliver as Mr. Drucker Jay C. Flippen as Captain H. A. Harris, Dave's boss Will Wright as Mike Fogarty Bill Welsh as Mr. Martin Ray Montgomery as Desk Clerk Colleen Miller as Mary Robert J. Wilke as Clayton Paul Frees as the District Attorney (uncredited) Production The movie was originally called The Miami Story. It was from a story by Jay Dratner and was supposed to star Robert Ryan. However then it was changed to a vehicle for Victor Mature and Jane Russell, with Sam Bischoff to produce. Filming was to have started in December 1950 but the start date was pushed back to March 1951, by which time the title had been changed to The Las Vegas Story. Filming took place at RKO and on location in Las Vegas (also, the Mojave Airport). Filming finished by June. Jarrico Lawsuit Howard Hughes ordered that the credit of writer Paul