Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart, J. Carrol Naish

A man, despondent over the death of his wife, wants to commit suicide but can't bring himself to do it. He hires a man to hire a professional killer to do the job. However, he soon finds out that his ...( read more  read more... )wife isn't really dead - but the man he paid to hire the hitman is, and he has no idea who the man hired or how to get him to call off the hit.

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Directed by: William Castle

Release Date: March 30, 1944

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  • August 12, 2008
    The first entry in this Film Noir series is one of the best. Fans of Noir will want to check these films out.
  • November 13, 2008
    Nice atmospheric work, all the more enjoyable for being directed by Castle. A bit abrupt and rather disjointed, but then again good noir should always be unpredictable.

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