BBB.5
(out of 5)
Routine Dashiell Hammett murder mystery has Alan Ladd up to his usual business as a bodyguard to an important politician (Brian Donlevy) accused of murder. Where would film noir be without the double-crossing blonde? Nowhere! Don’t worry, Veronica Lake is here too, and she’s lovely. It’s a solid movie, but nothing feels fresh or original.
USA, 1942
Directed by Stuart Heisler
Screenplay by Jonathan Latimer, based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett
Cinematography by Theodor Sparkuhl
Produced by E. Lloyd Sheldon
Music by John Leipold, Heinz Roemheld, Tom Satterfield
Production Design by Hans Dreier, A. Earl Hedrick
Film Editing by Hugh Bennett
