Alice Faye, Anne Revere, Bruce Cabot
Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews), thrown off a bus for not having the fare, begins to frequent a diner called "Pop's Eats" , whose main attraction is a beautiful waitress by the name of Stella seems disint...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 7, 2006
Stats: 35 reviews
Good performances but the storyline only works if you buy into the assumption that all men are powerless under the spell of Linda Darnell. Discount that and 90% of the plot becomes illogical and disjointed.
Doesn't quite stick to the noir playbook but a lot of this film is great - Dana Andrews is rock solid and Otto Preminger pulls some HOT camera moves. Linda Darnell is a classic bombshell who has men diving off cliffs at a single glance. Once you get by the slight noir unorthodo...( read more)
Stella (Linda Darnell) is a cool drink that you just can't drink fast enough cause it's just so DAMNED hot. Yet she stays cool, with icy veins.... not even a glance as he pridefully storms off. "I'm takin' no chances.", she says. The femme fatale trail continues........
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For some reason, this movie seems like a step back from Preminger, or maybe like it should have been his lead in steps before Laura. It has many great elements. I love the sweeping camera shots, the long takes, the visual transitions. But, it can?t get over the clunky story. Of c...( read more)
Barely noir at all, but still interesting in who the title of the movie ends up being. There's also some great literature thrown in and the theme that love can redeem even the dirtiest soul. The female lead delivers a fantastic performance. The music is nondescript.
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