Rating: - Glossy and Involving Noir
This Universal crime noir benefits greatly from a beautiful score by Frank Skinner and some glossy production values from Roy William Neill, who added some nice directorial touches as well. An excellent cast of noir regulars and lovely June Vincent keep us interested. While the tension of a wronged wife remaining true to a cheating husband, attempting to save him from being executed for the murder of his lover, doesn't have the nail biting tension it should, it is still quite engrossing.
Dan Duryea is Martin Blair, the songwriter husband of beautiful Mavis Marlowe, whose penchant for blackmail gets her strangled to death in 1940's Los Angeles. Discovering her body when he arrives for a rendezvous, Kirk Bennett flees the scene and soon finds himself on death row. June Vincent is excellent as his wife; a woman of quality made for good times and bad. She is at a dead end trying to clear him when she overhears ... Read More
Rating: - A great film noir movie
This movie is now one of my personal favorites in the category of film noir. I had never seen the movie before and I absolutely loved it. All of the actors were great. I especially enjoyed the actress that played the accused man's wife. I would highly recommend this movie to the "die-hard" film noir fans out there.
Rating: - Laugh your way through the cliches!
This is one for the books...very enjoyable noir. Let other reviews cover the unlikely-to-say-the-least plot. Just enjoy Duryea's hair, Lorre's hanging fag, and "Catherine"s forehead...along with, of course, some classic lines of your choosing. A strong 3-stars!
Rating: - Below Average Mystery
The film opens on a street in Los Angeles at night. Miss Mavis Marlow has banned her ex-husband Martin Blair from her apartment house. Marty plays the piano and composes songs; his friend Joe guides him home. A visitor finds Mavis isn't talking to anyone. Her maid sees a man going down the stairs. The police look for Kirk Bennett (who carried a pistol). His fingerprints are in the apartment. Bennett is found guilty. The case is closed unless new evidence is discovered. Mrs. Bennett finds a clue about Mavis' ex-husband. But he has a perfect alibi. Catherine Bennett continues to search for clues. Was this a case of mistaken identification? Bennett and Blair visit "Rio's" to follow a clue. "Carver and Martin" become successful entertainers. The songs pad out the story and provide entertainment.
Is there a secret in Marko's safe? Catherine gets friendly with Marko. Martin will warn Catherine with a song. But the ... Read More
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- Glossy and Involving Noir
- Laugh your way through the cliches!
- Below Average Mystery
