Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: May 2, 1946 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Universal acclaim based on 10 Critic Reviews
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9
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Negative:
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100
This 1946 version became a key film in postwar Hollywood film noir. Directed by Tay Garnett, it remains one of Lana Turner's (right) very best films. [02 Feb 1997, p.78]
100
The Observer (UK)John Patterson
More film gris than film noir, it offers a biting moral conundrum at every turn. [17 Oct 2010, p.4]
91
Garfield is customarily strong and energetic as a desperate guy on the edge. Famous for her work in tight sweaters and halters, Turner was no thespian. But the combination of Garfield and Garnett, or something, fired a performance from her that is, in its way, perfect. [05 Mar 1999]
70
Entertaining, though overlong. The director, Tay Garnett, knew almost enough tricks to sustain this glossily bowdlerized version of the James M. Cain novel, and he used Lana Turner maybe better than any other director did.