Edmund H. North (1911–1990)

Bogart is fine as a screenwriter given to violent rages, but it is Grahame's performance as the woman in love with him that is the most compelling. Add in a great cast of supporting actors and this is a great investment of an hour and a half of your precious time.

A murder suspect and his alibi fall in love.

3/4 (Good)

Extremely well crafted. It's a story about an abusive relationship, but it's handled well - as suspense rather than drama. There are a lot of excuses made for the violent man, but I don't think the audience was ever intended to swallow them.

(Jul. 2021)

"I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me."

Excellent film en noir et blanc. Tendu, désabusé et merveilleusement interprété.