The read
Critics rate it 40 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
Mr. Dean's body is found face down in the fireplace, burned beyond recognition. Nightclub-singer Eden Lane is convicted of the crime. She is escorted to prison by one of the arresting detectives when she convinces him that she just spotted the murderer outside their train.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 40 points higher than audiences do.
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Edgar G. UlmerDirector
- Aubrey WisbergScreenplay
- Albert GlasserOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul LangtonRay Patrick
- Barbara PaytonEden Lane
- Robert ShayneBert Rawley
- Selena RoyleBeatrice Abbott
- Roy GordonAbbott
- Tracey RobertsPatsy Flint
- Kate MacKennaMiss Sparrow
- Harry HarveyGas Station Attendant
- Jay AdlerBartender Louie
- Robert StevensonDunlap - Shop Foreman (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
film noirfugitiveb movie