Scene of the Crime

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RICHARD S Okay film noir. Always fun to see the familiar faces of this cast -- especially in a drama. Character development not very authentic - Johnson is happily married to the beautiful Dahl, but, with her approval, courts trashy DeHaven to get information from her. This makes him an unlikeable heel who dumps her once he has used her. Dahl puts up with all this with an understanding attitude. Hard to buy all of this. The plot itself is just average. BUT - lovely to see these beautiful glamour images from the bygone MGM era. Also, Leon Ames is excellent in his brief role, and Tom Drake (Meet Me in St. Louis) surprisingly good as a rookie cop. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/16/25 Full Review Mark T Classic 1940 's film noir. Great script and great performances from Van Johnson and Gloria Dehaven. Realistic portrait of a LA police detective. Full of twists and turns and an ending you never see coming. My favorite Van Johnson movie and I'm a big fan of the late actor. - Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/06/24 Full Review Ted B The late 1940s and early 1950s were home to some pretty good film noir detective movies. MGM took it up a notch with this film. A stellar cast including Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, and Gloria DeHaven added the necessary character to the underbelly of the mob side of town, the cop who fights them, and his wife whose support he needs. In this case, Van Johnson plays a police detective whose former partner is murdered by a hitman. His endeavor to find the killer is a constant battle between justice and revenge. It seems every corner he takes seems to lead to a dead end. Ms Haven plays a bar blues singer who has a romantic(?) interest in Van Johnson. Added to this pressure is a wife who is getting tired of hearing the phone ring to call him out on another investigation and the fear that he might not come back home. She's no longer sure this is the life for her. I thought this movie was pretty compelling on both fronts: solving the mystery and keeping his marriage together. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/07/24 Full Review Angelo C Very good crime movie with a surprising performance by Van Johnson. I love these oldie but good movies because there’s no gratuitous sex or blood spattering violence. Just enough of the both to make you think what happened, but I actually seeing it. I wish they would make movies like this again. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/27/24 Full Review Audience Member Under-appreciated film noir with solid performances and storyline. Check out Gloria de Haven's femme fatale-type performance and her "reverse strip": scene. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review ashley h Scene of the Crime is an excellent film. It is about a homicide detective who investigates the shooting of fellow detective. Van Johnson and Arlene Dahl give amazing performances. The screenplay is good but a little slow in places. Roy Rowland did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and mystery. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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