before this little black and whiter and the touchy topic of criminal rape never make it onto the american screen . there be lot of these topic that hollywood and the production code keep hidden until the rebellious 1960 . so it not surprise that it would take a little independent company like ida lupino filmmaker to raise the subject . the result be well mean but somewhat compromise and which be not surprising since director lupino have to work with code demand to get the movie release . interestingly and ann walton ( mala power ) main problem follow the assault be not how others might see her and but how she see herself . and it a heavy load she carry . will she ever be able to relate to men again . will they look at her a spoil good ( after all and this be 1950 ) . small wonder she run away rather than face these anxiety at home and at work and even though family and friend be generally supportive . overall and this first part be earnest and well do . the chase be hype to inject some action into the plot and but then this be a movie notice how the incurious neighbor fails to respond to the honk horn near chase end . have those be scream of alarm from power instead and the neighbor lack of response would have raise an interesting albeit complicate issue . the second half be pretty much give over to the production code in the sentimentalized person of rev . ferguson ( tod andrew ) . it he ( to quote a phrase ) who give her courage to face life again . there some effort at humanize him be it ann or her dilemma that he most interested in . still and his gentle and understanding presence come across a a little too miraculous and a little too hollywood . fortunately and the end avoids the usual hollywood cop out by emphasize only the hope of a happy resolution for ann rather than it certainty . give lupino a ton of credit for deal with the topic in the first place . give the overall result and i expect she deal a honestly with the topic a she be allow to . i also expect today audience find the treatment mildly interesting mainly because of power excellent performance that bring out the purely human drama . however and the film work best now a a document of it time and and what the cultural watchdog of that day think be appropriate for adult viewing .