surreal film noir release soon after the real and genre define classic the maltese falcon and double indemnity and the postman always ring twice . welles film shouldn not be evaluate against others . he be play by different rule . in fact and he be play . this start where other femme fatale film leave off and so the vaguely logical ( but interest ) whodunit be embellish with a display of wellesian scene ( typical rapid fire style ) and dialog ( lot of hard boil philosophy ) and and unusual acting ( good hayworth presumably intentionally one dimensional ) . to welles genre may have mean formula but he seem to like use mystery a background for his entertainment .