Attention U.S. TCM Subscribers: Complaining about the far-fetched circumstances in film noir is like objecting to the lack of realism in a Picasso painting. What I mean is that lovers of these criminally rich cinematic delights oughtn’t to bother picking out the implausibilities, as it is practically a staple of the category. These thoughts immediately came to mind when confronted with the relatively little known noir thriller Split Second (1953), about a criminal gang on the run, hostages in tow, who have purposely chosen a nuclear testing site as their hide out, one that is set to be employed sooner than they expect. (A few more 'non-spoiler' words here including TCM's Sunday morning showtime information across the U.S.):
