otto preminger noir classic work almost a a flip side of laura . while that film be glitzy and feature the high fa luting clifton webb and this film be a whole lot seamy . dana andrew be a less than good cop who accidentally kill a man only to have it potentially pin on the father of the girl he love . preminger keep thing move at a brisk clip so that lapse in logic be easily overlook . andrew be quite fine ( a lot less wooden than he be in the past ) and the stunningly beautiful gene tierney be stunningly beautiful . creepy craig stevens play the unlucky victim . where the sidewalk end be a must see and a terrific companion piece to preminger equally lurid whirlpool ( also star tierney ) .