Blind Spot

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Blind Spot

Released Feb 6, 1947

1h 13m

Mystery & Thriller

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15 Reviews

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Frustrated by his struggles as a mystery writer, Jeff Andrews (Chester Morris) visits publisher Henry Small (William Forrest). Interrupting Small's meeting with another writer, Jeff launches into a new murder plot idea, which the publisher rejects. Later, Small's secretary finds Jeff at a nearby bar and confides that Small attacked her. Outraged, the inebriated Jeff returns to Small's office -- only to discover the publisher murdered in a similar manner to a character in Jeff's unwritten book.

Guy Lodge

Variety

What makes the film unshakeable is its sheer physical and psychological relentlessness of execution; a small, if deeply sad, story becomes all-consuming when no respite or interruption is offered from its overlapping stages of shock and sorrow.

Oct 3, 2018

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Jonathan Romney

Screen International

Daringly executed and superbly controlled - but in a way that consistently engages us with its characters' emotional processes, never distracting us with its undeniable technical brilliance.

Oct 1, 2018

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Jordan Mintzer

Hollywood Reporter

Blind Spot gradually wears out its welcome by failing to add enough substance in front of the camera, even if what's happening behind the camera remains of interest.

Sep 12, 2018

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Elena Lazic

Seventh Row

Despite this complex setup and the film's dramatic central event, Novotny shows an intelligent restraint that lets us truly absorb the immediate implications and emotions of the situation.

Aug 21, 2019

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C.J. Prince

The Cinessential

The problem with Blind Spot, along with most one-take wonders, is that its inability to edit deprives it of manipulating time, leaving much of the film as a collection of moments in-between the action.

Jun 5, 2019

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Pat Mullen

Cinemablographer

We're invested in these characters from the moment we meet them, and the full-throttle conviction of the ensemble ensures that every performance is rife with real, tangible, human emotions.

Jun 4, 2019

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Really bad and long movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Robert Gordon

Director

Chester Morris

Jeffrey Andrews

Constance Dowling

Evelyn Green

Steven Geray

Lloyd Harrison

Sid Tomack

Mike Foster

James Bell

Det. Lt. Fred Applegate

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Synopsis

Frustrated by his struggles as a mystery writer, Jeff Andrews (Chester Morris) visits publisher Henry Small (William Forrest). Interrupting Small's meeting with another writer, Jeff launches into a new murder plot idea, which the publisher rejects. Later, Small's secretary finds Jeff at a nearby bar and confides that Small attacked her. Outraged, the inebriated Jeff returns to Small's office -- only to discover the publisher murdered in a similar manner to a character in Jeff's unwritten book.

Director: Robert Gordon
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 6, 1947, Original
Runtime: 1h 13m