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Russ G 12/31/2022 Gave up on this about halfway through as it was going nowhere fast and plot devices were all jokes. The lead is really weak. See more Joe 12/20/2022 Horrible movie. The piano playing can peel wall paper. If you dont have a headache but want one, watch this movie. See more deke p 01/13/2020 Good 1950 film noir, crime . VIRGINIA MAYO very good lookin. Takes part in L.A. again. I raised my rating of it one whole star. when saw it again 12.3.2020. Much better than when i watched most of it, except the end, sometime ago. See more 07/30/2016 Average film noir that has some of the usual trappings (flashbacks, twisty plot, chiaroscuro lighting) but doesn't really distinguish itself. Perhaps this is because the lead is played by ho-hum Gordon MacRae who is flat on his back in the hospital for most of the picture, wondering where his ex-Army buddy and future ranch partner, Edmond O'Brien, has disappeared to. O'Brien, a noir veteran (he shot this one between White Heat and D.O.A.) is always a treat to watch but he has less to do here. Virginia Mayo is the helpful nurse who helps MacRae to unfurl the plot whereas Viveca Lindfors is the (faux femme fatale) lounge singer who drives the plot mechanics. Ed Begley (Sr.) makes a solid police captain investigating the homicide of the gambler for which O'Brien is the principal suspect. You get the point: this is the usual man-trying-to-solve-crime-before-the-police plot with a variety of red herrings and generic settings and situations. So, in that regard, this is solid viewing - it just isn't the cream of the crop. See more 08/03/2012 I didn't find it very interesting. See more 03/17/2011 A 1950 Film from the Film Noir Collection Vol 5. This is a excellent film, about a veteran who is recovering from wounds in WWII, he and a buddy have dreamed of having a ranch. While in the hospital the buddy disappears and is now accused of murder. So Bob and his nurse set off to prove Steve's innocent and also to find him. A Awesome Crime Drama,, and excellent story line, after seeing this you will be looking for more B&W to see. 4 Stars See more Read all reviews

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