Hit man Philip Raven, who's kind to children and cats, kills a blackmailer and is paid off by traitor Willard Gates in "hot" money. Meanwhile, pert entertainer Ellen Graham, girlfriend of police Lieut. Crane (who's after Raven) is enlisted by a Senate committee to help investigate Gates. Raven, seeking Gates for revenge, meets Ellen on the train; their relationship gradually evolves from that of killer and potential victim to an uneasy alliance against a common enemy.... (Full plot summary below)
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Hit man Philip Raven, who's kind to children and cats, kills a blackmailer and is paid off by traitor Willard Gates in "hot" money. Meanwhile, pert entertainer Ellen Graham, girlfriend of police Lieut. Crane (who's after Raven) is enlisted by a Senate committee to help investigate Gates. Raven, seeking Gates for revenge, meets Ellen on the train; their relationship gradually evolves from that of killer and potential victim to an uneasy alliance against a common enemy.
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| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeCatapulted Alan Ladd to stardom, established Ladd and Veronica Lake as a screen team and is just plain as close to a perfect representation of film noir as you're likely to get. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceA great vein of noir tropes, greatly mined |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThis is the film noir that made Alan Ladd a hot star after many years as a struggling actor. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyWell acted crime melodrama that catapulted Alan Ladd to major stardom. |
| Las Vegas Review-JournalCarol ClingNoir favorite; Ladd and Lake are a gangbusters team. |
| User ReviewDoug COne of the suspense noirs, adapted from a Graham Greene novel. Alan Ladd stars as a professional killer in pursuit of a double-crossing client played by Laird Cregar, and Veronica Lake stars as a nightclub magician who works for Cregar and is spying on him for the U.S. government which suspects him of selling army secrets to the Japanese Exceptional acting by both Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, and a great plot. |
| User ReviewKen STo me, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd were one of Hollywoods best on screen couples. |
| User ReviewLisa MMy all-time favourite noir flick!! Veronica Lake is truly gorgeous. |
| User ReviewCarly RVeronica Lake is one sexy bitch, and I have a crush on Alan Ladd because he's one badassed lone hitman. |
| User ReviewTimm SGreat noir. Layered Raven character. Some funny continuity mistakes. |
