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By Basilios P (1) on 02 Nov 2008

Early classic film noir is excellent and made a star of Alan Ladd. Great story and cinematography. Veronica Lake is terrific. Very entertaining…

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By Colin F (279) on 07 Sep 2008

Veronica Lake's sweet and innocent act really seems to be imitated by a lot of people now. Alan ladd is a revelation…

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By Jenny Y (32) on 07 Jul 2008

Awesome noir! well paced nicely acted. I really enjoyied this film…

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By Robert B (2,055) on 13 May 2008

The first of the Ladd and Lake films, and probably their best togther…

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By Caleb M (788) on 30 Apr 2008

An excellent little noir…

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By Chris . (443) on 16 Apr 2008

A decent Film-Noir with the stunning Veronica Lake and the always-short Alan Ladd…

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By Daniel P (2,457) on 18 Mar 2008

Great film noir. I seriously could watch the part where he shoots the one chick throug the door over and over and over…

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By John O (1,007) on 29 Jan 2008

What do you mean you've never heard of this movie? You've probably seen it as either The Day of the Jackal (1973) or The Jackal (1997)…

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By Richard S (2,067) on 05 Jan 2008

Very good noir. Ladd is wonderful, as is Lake. She was just adorable in everything. It could have been a little longer…

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By Kevin L (2,013) on 19 Dec 2007

Alan Ladd is pretty sharp in this one. The conclusion plays to the archetype, but it still has enough twists to keep you happy…

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By Private U (13,627) on 08 Dec 2007

One of the best movies ever made... in my opinion…

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By Aditya V (17) on 18 Oct 2007

Decent noir film, though less cynical than the genre really demands. Veronica Lake is a goddess…

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By Kevin G (829) on 14 Oct 2007

This is great film noir. Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake are incredible. They also made a wonderful film called The Glass Key. It's a must see, too…

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By John D (2,323) on 26 Sep 2007

Alan Ladd is one handsome guy and Veronica Lake is one fine looking gal…

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By Clare N (45) on 11 Sep 2007

Hard as nails noir. Veronica Lake's best perfomance…

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By Bobby P (104) on 25 Aug 2007

Definitely a WW 2 movie. Lake and Ladd did a good job of making one care about their relationship, so Preston could tag along in his role…

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By Nicola J (51) on 13 Jul 2007

Perhaps my favorite movie from the 40's…

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By Carly R (129) on 25 Jun 2007

Veronica Lake is one sexy bitch, and I have a crush on Alan Ladd because he's one badassed lone hitman…

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By Ian R (982) on 16 Jun 2007

An interesting slant for a 40's movie. The sympathetic killer…

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By Priscilla Devi B (1) on 14 Jun 2007

The Glass Key and Blue Dahlia are better…

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