D.O.A.(1950) is a surrealistic Film Noir that would be influential to many Noir pictures made during the 1950s. Its use of non linear plot and storyline differs sightly from some Noir pics of its time. Noir Veteran Edmond O'Brien plays a fatalistic protagonist who fights against time to find out who poisoned him before its too late. In the style of another low budget Noir Classic called Detour(1945). Rudolph Mate brings a feeling of claustrophobia to the main character and his surroundings. D.O.A.(1950) is interesting to watch for its nightmarish qualities. The cinematography by Ernest Laszlo who did the brilliant camera work for the masterful, Kiss Me Deadly(1954) is one of the best in a Noir Pic.
