One of a series of Films noir Preminger made for Fox. Here he's reunited with cameraman Joe LaShelle and stars Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews from Laura. Andrews (who's a natural fit for this kind of role - tortured but vulnerable) accidentally kills a suspect involved in a murder case, then tries to hide the evidence, whilst keen new Precinct Captain Karl Malden sniffs around the evidence like a hunting dog. Good screenplay from Ben Hecht, via a novel by William L Stuart.
Lots of good NY location shooting, score by Cyril Mockridge. With Gary Merrill as the crime boss, Bert Freed (Andrews' partner), Tom Tully, Ruth Donnelly.
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| Inspired by Will Eisner's The Spirit? |
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