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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.

Critics Reviews

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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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Josephine O'Neill Daily Telegraph (Australia) 04/02/2019
This slow and rather garrulous mystery is kept alive mainly by Ella Raines' competent beauty. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 02/12/2011
B+
A great cast digs into this film noir with relish. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Bill B 04/14/2024 Wonderful characters and cast, unusual plot. Direction is a little uneven, but overall quite satisfying. See more 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. See more 05/19/2013 What a great cast: Edmond O'Brien, Ella Raines, William Bendix and Vincent Price all enliven this above average noir. See more 03/29/2013 Well-acted and well-plotted thriller--A Slickly Spun Snare!! See more 12/23/2011 Hmm, Vincent Price film noirissa... nice. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Michael Gordon

Director

Edmond O'Brien

Bob Regan

Ella Raines

Noel Faraday

William Bendix

Lt. Damico
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Movie Info

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