Apart from a minor problem, that the two leading ladies look too similar to each other, this is a dandy lesser-known example of film noir. Like noir often is, it features second-tier actors and excels when it comes to realism.
When the story begins, a drunk (Robert Armstrong) arrives home with about $500 in cash. It seems he has some benefactor who pays him $500 each month and by the end of the month he's drunk most of it away. Naturally, his pretty younger wife resents it and the marriage is on the rocks. She also has a lover and sooner or later she's planning on splitting.
Eventually, the woman and her lover's greed get to them and the husband ends up dead. Unfortunately, the man who's been paying the drunk each month is assumed to be the killer...and most of the evidence points his way. Can his lawyer manage to help straighten all this out or is the payee destined for the hot seat?
Well acted, very well written...this is a clever and enjoyable crime film with some nice twists and turns. Well worth seeing.
When the story begins, a drunk (Robert Armstrong) arrives home with about $500 in cash. It seems he has some benefactor who pays him $500 each month and by the end of the month he's drunk most of it away. Naturally, his pretty younger wife resents it and the marriage is on the rocks. She also has a lover and sooner or later she's planning on splitting.
Eventually, the woman and her lover's greed get to them and the husband ends up dead. Unfortunately, the man who's been paying the drunk each month is assumed to be the killer...and most of the evidence points his way. Can his lawyer manage to help straighten all this out or is the payee destined for the hot seat?
Well acted, very well written...this is a clever and enjoyable crime film with some nice twists and turns. Well worth seeing.