Van Heflin's spectacular performance is by far the best feature of this Film Noir! Otherwise, this is a well-crafted, but fairly standard gangster-trying-to-turn-his-life-around saga. Lana Turner and others do fine supporting work.
Excellent cinematography by Harold Rosson!
This review of Johnny Eager (1941) was written by Stella D on 05 Aug 2012.
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