Dana Andrews plays a detective who accidently kills a murder
suspect he believes to be innocent. Now, he finds himself in the awkward
position of trying to prove the dead man guilty of a murder which he never did,
even while trying to cover up the crime he himself has committed.
When he falls in love with the dead man’s widow, played by
Gene Tierney, things get even more complicated. This is one of those truly
underrated film noir classics with a great storyline and some serious acting,
including Karl Malden as the new chief of Detectives, who has his doubts about
the methods his men use, but still must answer to his own higher ups in order
to justify his job.Dana Andrews acts with a rare intensity in this film, opposite a sizzling Gene Tierney as they take you back to the days when detectives were “gumshoes” and the gals were “dames”. Round it out with some good old fashioned detective work, and it all adds up to a great viewing experience.
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