Observant train passenger Joyce Willecombe (Nancy Olson) spots two suspicious men getting on board. She tells the ticket collector who reluctantly passes the information on to train police Lt. William Calhoun (William Holden). It turns out to be a kidnapping case with connection to Joyce.
It's noir with a fair bit of cynicism. I like the premise and the start. I don't like the way the case is connected to Joyce. I know that they want Joyce to stay in the story. Maybe she could try to follow the two men on her own and get kidnapped as well. Otherwise, it's a cool noir story. Going back and forth between the various characters do disrupt the flow and thereby reduce the tension. There is still a lot to like in this movie.
It's noir with a fair bit of cynicism. I like the premise and the start. I don't like the way the case is connected to Joyce. I know that they want Joyce to stay in the story. Maybe she could try to follow the two men on her own and get kidnapped as well. Otherwise, it's a cool noir story. Going back and forth between the various characters do disrupt the flow and thereby reduce the tension. There is still a lot to like in this movie.