United Artists
Directed by Phil Karlson
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Solid noir with John Payne as an aging prizefighter turned cabbie. His wife takes up with a diamond thief, but when she learns too much the thief murders her and leaves her in the husband's cab in an attempt to frame him. Payne is forced to track down the killer to clear his name. A complex story with excellent supporting work from Evelyn Keyes as an aspiring Broadway actress and Frank Faylen as a cabbie friend. The feel-good ending does not mesh with rest of the film, seems tacked-on at the last minute.
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