Noir to the core. A spattering of memorable moments, not the least of which is the psychotic hit-man [Richard Widmark] sending an old woman flying down a flight of stairs in her wheelchair. (Ouch!)
without widmark's giggling psycho tommy udo this would just be boring. and he's not even on the poster lol
Widmark is hysterically great and there's some nice cinematography and NY locations - unfortunately the pacing is glacial, the point of view is uncertain and Victor Mature...well he's really dull.
To be fair, this type of docu-noir probably packed a lot more kick in the years ...( read more)
Moody, scary film noir with that much celebrated, intense and terrifying Richard Widmark performance. You can't really say enough about it, actually.
Worth it for Richard Widmark alone. And the wheelchair scene. (It gets me every time.)
Classic gangster-noir action.
It is absolutely beyond me how anyone can claim that this movie is boring. Everyone raves still about Richard Widmark's performance, which it is awesome, but no one really cares about the rest of the film. Obviously, people lost interest amidst the ...( read more)
This entire film is Richard Widmark! The story isn't bad, but the love story is horrendous.Victor Mature does a great job as the leading man and brings some freshness as a tough guy who loves his family. I have seen some Film Noir done a lot better and the movie is saved because ...( read more)
In terms of acting and visuals, this has to be one of the finest ever, especially Wirdmark's acting. But the story, as bland and unconvincing and the occasional one-liners are rather odd at times, especially at the end but the shoot on location and the effect of it was really qui...( read more)
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