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3 November 1944 (USA)
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It was the look in her eyes that made him think of murder. more
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When a conservative middle-aged professor engages in a minor dalliance with a femme fatale, he is plunged into a nightmarish quicksand of blackmail and murder. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
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Fritz Lang Winner (almost!)
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Edward G. Robinson | ... | Professor Richard Wanley |
 | Joan Bennett | ... | Alice Reed |
| Raymond Massey | ... | Dist. Atty. Frank Lalor |
| Edmund Breon | ... | Dr. Michael Barkstane |
| Dan Duryea | ... | Heidt / Tim, the Doorman |
| Thomas E. Jackson | ... | Inspector Jackson, Homicide Bureau |
| Dorothy Peterson | ... | Mrs. Wanley |
| Arthur Loft | ... | Claude Mazard / Frank Howard / Charlie the Hatcheck Man |
| Frank Dawson | ... | Collins, the Steward |
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99 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Richard Wanley: [lecturing] The Biblical injunction "Thou shalt not kill" is one that requires qualification in view of our broader knowledge of impulses behind homicide. The various legal categories such as first and second degree murder, the various degrees of homicide, manslaughter, are civilized recognitions of impulses of various degrees of culpability. The man who kills in self defense, for instance, must not be judged by the same standards applied to the man who kills for gain.
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Richard Wanley: [lecturing] The Biblical injunction "Thou shalt not kill" is one that requires qualification in view of our broader knowledge of impulses behind homicide. The various legal categories such as first and second degree murder, the various degrees of homicide, manslaughter, are civilized recognitions of impulses of various degrees of culpability. The man who kills in self defense, for instance, must not be judged by the same standards applied to the man who kills for gain.
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Herr Lang has another winner here with the same cast that he used in "Scarlet Street" in 1946.....wonderful portrayals from all concerned. In both films, Edward G. is caught up in a situation that traps him and forces him to make decisions that go against his sense of morality. Joan Bennett is gorgeous as the beautiful woman who ensnares Robinson in her troubles. Dan Duryea again proves that he was one hell of an actor.....he was stereotyped throughout his career in roles in which he was a coward, a weakling and a thoroughly unlikeable guy and nobody played it better. The story line is gripping and you feel as trapped as Edward G. BUT, it is that ending!!!!! Lang never was one for the easy out but here he must have been desperate to tie up all the loose ends and come up with a believable solution...so he tacks on the worst ending since the Bobby Ewing/Dallas explanation! I was disappointed that he would stoop to something so pat (and he is one of my favorite directors). This film could go down as a true classic and should have except for the ending....that knocked it right off the list. Still, it is very much worth watching and I would recommend it to all who love film noir.