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Year
1948
Runtime
91 min.
Director
William Keighley
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Film-Noir
Rating *
7.1
Votes *
1,815
Checks
482
Favs
18
Dislikes
2
Favs/checks
3.7% (1:27)
Favs/dislikes
9:1
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  1. inhonoredglory's avatar

    inhonoredglory

    Factual and almost documentary-like in the beginning, this is the CSI of the 1940s, featuring on-site filming of the FBI's actual crime-solving tools and laboratory. But soon we find a character with which to identify with -- an FBI agent (Mark Stevens) infiltrating a city gang which has already committed two murders in the town. But there is a mole in the local police department and the crime boss is getting hot on our man's trail. Will our FBI spy beat him to the punch? There's a symbolic twist in the end, and a good sense of increasing pace. I enjoyed this one a lot! 12 years 3 months ago
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  3. Forzelius's avatar

    Forzelius

    Haven't really seen the CSI of that era, so it was refreshing. Also god damn people did not like windows in this movie 3 years 2 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #55 in TSPDT's 100 Essential Noir Films
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  2. This movie ranks #55 in TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films
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  3. This movie ranks #63 in Sight & Sound's 75 Hidden Gems
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