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1947

1h 27m

Crime

Drama

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A lawyer (Edmond O'Brien) and a detective (William Bendix) trap a financier who has made the lawyer a fall guy for murder.

James Agee

TIME Magazine

03/02/2018

The story is no more than a fair excuse for the neat moviemaking which makes this picture entertaining.

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

11/01/2021

4/5

Vincent Price, Ella Raines and Edmund O'Brien star in this unheralded film noir about a twisted love triangle that's now out in a handsome Blu-ray edition from Kino Lorber.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

07/17/2021

3/4

Yet another reminder that Vincent Price was an excellent dramatic actor before he became almost exclusively known as a horror star.

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Moira Walsh

America Magazine

07/15/2021

A wealth of spontaneous humor and a few exceptionally well realized characters more than compensate for the none-too-plausible plot of this cops-and-robbers chase.

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Josephine O'Neill

Daily Telegraph (Australia)

04/02/2019

This slow and rather garrulous mystery is kept alive mainly by Ella Raines' competent beauty.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

02/12/2011

B+

A great cast digs into this film noir with relish.

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Bill B

@RT01438538 04/14/2024

Wonderful characters and cast, unusual plot. Direction is a little uneven, but overall quite satisfying.

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown 12/15/2021

Not a old school crime film student, but this has got to be one of the first cross/double cross films that takes everyone on the twisty ride. When attorneys in the 40s go to war.

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05/19/2013

What a great cast: Edmond O'Brien, Ella Raines, William Bendix and Vincent Price all enliven this above average noir.

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03/29/2013

Well-acted and well-plotted thriller--A Slickly Spun Snare!!

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12/23/2011

Hmm, Vincent Price film noirissa... nice.

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Synopsis

A lawyer (Edmond O'Brien) and a detective (William Bendix) trap a financier who has made the lawyer a fall guy for murder.

Director: Michael Gordon
Production Co: Universal/Universal Int
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 27m