Did anyone else think…. (SPOILER)
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J. Spurlin — 15 years ago(October 08, 2010 06:26 AM)
I predicted Clara, too, just because she was the one no one suspected. I'm glad it wasn't, though. Her motivation would have been pretty thin. The real culprit was no surprise, but at least he was believable.
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nickrogers1969 — 15 years ago(February 07, 2011 12:58 PM)
I was hoping June too. That would have made this good film great! Having the goody two shoes June the unsuspected killer, showing she had a dark side, would have been terrific. The filmmakers probably thought of it but it probably weould not have gone down well with audiences at the time.
I thought Alice Faye was good as the rest of the cast. My first Linda Darnell film in 25 years. She should be considered a screen siren up there with Rita and Marilyn! Amazing beauty. -
skiddoo — 14 years ago(August 27, 2011 03:34 PM)
My uncle thought she was tops. He was a traveling salesman and probably saw all of her movies in lonely towns. He named his first daughter after her. Personally, I only watch her films to try to discover what he saw in her.
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JackBluegrass — 10 years ago(May 03, 2015 11:07 AM)
Early on, we were given numerous clues about the former New York police detective and his sudden appearance in a small unlikely California town. The later "kid glove" interrogation of Atkins should have clued us in. But, no, we again didn't catch it.
The writer, director, and everyone involved in this
noir
fooled us completely. A job well done toward the end of Hollywood's golden era!
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phelpsg1 — 10 years ago(May 14, 2015 03:36 PM)
Yes, he definitely had us fooled, though as you point out, there are some clues that we could have picked up on. My prediction was that it would turn out that Stella was actually still alive (her murder having been faked by Judd and the police, for some reason, maybe to show up Dana Andrews as a gold-digging psychopath) and would turn up in the final scene.