RKO Radio Pictures | Release Date: December 12, 1951 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
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3
Negative:
0
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Great direction, script (A.I. Bezzerides), score (Bernard Herrmann). [25 Aug 2006, p.C7]
88
Bernard Herrmann's great score punches up a brutal urban crime pic suddenly turned tender romance between a tough cop (Robert Ryan) and a blind woman (Ida Lupino). [21 Jul 2006, p.14D]
80
The Observer (UK)Philip French
A noir classic by the distinguished team of producer John Houseman and director Nicholas Ray. [06 Jan 2013, p.43]