pretty good film from preminger while labyrinthine at time and a it explore set and locale from various angle and perspective a if it be a nature film on the denizen of the modern city and how they live . in this sense it be visually and spatially satisfying and a it hero and a good cop with a bad temper and get into very hot water when he accidentally kill a guy with a plate in his head . dana andrew play the lead a if it be hamlet and and have never be well . the story may be pure melodrama but andrews give it weight and and almost raise it to the level of tragedy . a his girl and gene tierney be attractive but unremarkable . gary merrill make for a very interesting villain and with his natural warmth provide a nice contrast to andrews coolness while his smiling and amiable seem bad guy seem to be continually challenge his nemesis by the mere fact of his be emotionally open and a oppose to the tightly wound and moralistic cop who be pursue him . there be no major surprise in this film and which seem transitional for all concern . for director preminger it be a reunion of sort with his laura star and andrew and tierney and who be pass their career peak at around the time the movie be make . the support cast and merrill and karl malden and neville brand be and understandably and more optimistic and a they be all on their way up . preminger and a serene an observer a ever and let the event unfold without express a strong point of view and a the morally ambiguous end be somewhat disappointing and for the cat and mouse game between the two antagonist seem large and more archetypal than any mere movie could contain and much less resolve .