Darker than Amber

Darker than Amber is a 1970 film adaptation of the John D. MacDonald novel Darker than Amber. It was directed by Robert Clouse from a screenplay by MacDonald and Ed Waters. It starred Rod Taylor as the main series character: Travis McGee. Darker than Amber remains the only McGee novel adapted to the big screen as of 2010. Prior to her death in 2011, and with the exception of a documentary appearance in 2007, this film was the last made by actress Jane Russell. The film largely stays true to the plot of the novel. It begins with McGee and his close friend Meyer moored underneath a bridge while... fishing, when a young woman is thrown over it weighted with a cement block wired around her ankles. McGee dives in and saves, only to be surprised when she adamantly insists that there be no contacting the police. She admits that the reason for the murder attempt was her involvement in a prostitution ring and a murder scheme. The trio eventually travels to Nassau to investigate the still-continuing murderers, who work in male/female pairs and lure rich, lonely men traveling on Caribbean cruises in to their confidence.
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