scott henderson ( alan curtis ) be unjustly accuse of kill his unfaithful wife . the night she be murder he be out with a mystery woman who refuse to give him her name . after accuse of the murder and the police visit all the place he have be with her and but people only remember him be alone . he sentence to die and his secretary ( ella raines ) set out to find the murderer herself because she love him . this be make a a b film from universal ( look at the cast all character actor and one star franchot tone on the decline ) . the budget be small and the cast mostly unknown but what come out be one of the best film noirs of the 1940s . it beautifully direct by curt siodmak and have a fantastic script that come from an excellent book by william irish ( a pen name for cornell woolrich ) . it move quickly and just look fantastic . and there the infamous jam session with raines and elisha cook jr. which just come off the screen with incredible sexual energy ( i be surprise the censor do not cut it ) . there be only a few flaw that prevent this from be perfect . tone give a dreadful performance . he look ghastly and he just horrible . also curtis be stiff and bland a henderson . you really wonder why raines love him he so unemotional . but raines be pretty good in the lead role . she pretty and full of life . also the last scene when the murderer be after her never ring true . he hardly a threat physically and her reaction just seem overstate . still i be give this a 9. a really great film flaw aside .