"Touch of Evil" is a film directed by Orson Welles that was released in 1958. The score was composed by Henry Mancini for the film. Track number 16. Plot summary: An automobile is blown up as it crosses the Mexican border into the United States. Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston), a high ranking Mexican narcotics official on honeymoon with his bride Susie (Janet Leigh) is drawn into the investigation because a Mexican national has been accused of the crime. The figurative and physical presence of ...