Republic PicturesDirected by Frank Borzage
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Nominated: Best Sound
A tense film noir about an accidental killing, a cover up, guilt and redemption. The movie opens with a stunning montage, one of the best examples of visual storytelling I can remember. We learn in just a few minutes the entire background of Danny, how his childhood traumas become his adult demons. Dane Clark gives a good, subtle performance as Danny, his growing guilt and paranoia conveyed in facial expressions and actions. Borzage's mise-en-scene is moody if a tad heavy handed: the ferris wheel, the old man in the swamp, the coon up the tree, etc. The symbolism is simply too obvious at times, but I guess this is Hollywood not Fellini.
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Nominated: Best Sound
A tense film noir about an accidental killing, a cover up, guilt and redemption. The movie opens with a stunning montage, one of the best examples of visual storytelling I can remember. We learn in just a few minutes the entire background of Danny, how his childhood traumas become his adult demons. Dane Clark gives a good, subtle performance as Danny, his growing guilt and paranoia conveyed in facial expressions and actions. Borzage's mise-en-scene is moody if a tad heavy handed: the ferris wheel, the old man in the swamp, the coon up the tree, etc. The symbolism is simply too obvious at times, but I guess this is Hollywood not Fellini.
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