the only thing about this film that bum me out be that the dvd be so expensive . it too much for my budget at the moment and or i would purchase it and because the film be a good example of film noir . and i enjoy watch richard widmark and jean peter and thelma ritter . criterion produce great dvd but sometimes the asking price be just a bit much . that the case here for an 80 minute black and white and mono sound film that be good but nothing extraordinary and cinematography wise . the story be the story here ( a oppose to visuals and actor and sound and set and etc . ) a a pickpocket ( widmark ) inadvertently wind up with espionage microfilm in his possession after pilfer peter purse . ( say that three time . ) . everyone but peter be a believable character in this movie represent widmark and the cop and the u. s. agent and the communist and and especially ritter a moe and an informant . she and widmark be the star of this film . peter do a decent job of play the cheap floozy but lose her credibility early on by fall in love with widmark on the first meeting even though he nasty to her . only in world of film . too bad and because that ludicrous romance part of the story take away from it . this an average film noir which mean good and but not great and certainly not worth own at a price of $ 25 $ 35 . for that price and one could do a lot well in the film noir market .