A solid entry in the film noir genre.
The major players all do a grand job but keep an eye peeled for John Hoyt as antique shop proprietor Nils Dryer. I always enjoyed this much underrated and sadly over looked actor. The psychological warfare that unfolds between Cornel Wilde as the dedicated but under paid cop and Richard Conte as the thoroughly repulsive hoodlum kingpin 'Mr Brown' makes for an interesting character study.
The title theme of this movie is just SO "Big City U.S.A" circa 1950s and very evocative of the era.
Seems to have got lost in the system over the years. Make it your business to find a copy and you won't be disappointed. A bone fide gold medalist in the film noir race.
The major players all do a grand job but keep an eye peeled for John Hoyt as antique shop proprietor Nils Dryer. I always enjoyed this much underrated and sadly over looked actor. The psychological warfare that unfolds between Cornel Wilde as the dedicated but under paid cop and Richard Conte as the thoroughly repulsive hoodlum kingpin 'Mr Brown' makes for an interesting character study.
The title theme of this movie is just SO "Big City U.S.A" circa 1950s and very evocative of the era.
Seems to have got lost in the system over the years. Make it your business to find a copy and you won't be disappointed. A bone fide gold medalist in the film noir race.