The read
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his wife.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
138 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert SiodmakDirector
- Bernard C. SchoenfeldScreenplay
Cast
- Franchot ToneJohn 'Jack' Marlow
- Ella RainesCarol 'Kansas' Richman
- Alan CurtisScott Henderson
- Aurora MirandaEstela Monteiro
- Thomas GomezInspector Burgess
- Fay HelmAnn Terry
- Elisha Cook Jr.Cliff Milburn
- Andrew TombesMac - Bartender
- Regis ToomeyDetective
- Joseph CrehanDetective
- Doris LloydMadame Kettisha
- Virginia BrissacDr. Helen Chase
Stills
Themes
hatfalsely accusedsociopathfilm noirframed for murderin love with best friend's girlinnocent man imprisoned