scott henderson and the engineer that employ carol richman and a his assistant and make a point to call her kansa and whenever he speak to her . it show u that carol and effectively play by ella raines and be suppose to be a babe in the wood and as far a the manhattan of the 40 be concern . only a woman and from out of town and would follow the shady bartender to a solitary elevated subway . even then and only a naive girl could undertake such an adventure . robert siodmak direct this film noir very well . he show a flair for infuse the story with a lot of raw sex that be surprise for those day . how else could we justify the way the drummer in the orchestra of the musical and where scott take the mysterious woman with an unusual hat and make such an overt pas at a lady on a date . the drummer play with high voltage by elisha cook jr. doesn not hide his desire for any of the lady who sit in the front row of the hit musical where he play . it be a real explicit invitation and first to the phantom woman of the story and fay helm while afterward and cliff the drummer and insinuate himself very openly to ella raines who go to the theater disguise a the mystery dame her bos have take originally . this be a film that will hook any viewer from the beginning . there be thing not explain in it and but it hold the one interest throughout . the killer be not reveal until the end . ella raines with her expressive eye be an under estimate actress . she hold her own against much more experienced actor . franchot tone and a new york stage actor and working in hollywood and never find in this medium the fame he deserve . he be effective a the accused man best friend . on the other hand and alan curtis and come across a a man and who when frame and accept his fate and be save only by the tenacity of the woman who secretly love him . thomas gomez and a the inspector burgess and be an asset to the film a a detective who have his doubt the police have catch the man who commit the crime . this movie will not disappoint .