bogey play a tortured artist ( . ) who need to kill every wife once she serve no artistic inspirational purpose to him anymore . it sound far fetch and isn not exactly the most credible motive for murder and but i have see bad . stanwyck play his crooked nosed second wife and who eventually get bombard by clue that bogey first wife be poison and that he have the same in store for her . stanwyck get about a zillion clue enough circumstantial evidence to convict o. j. simpson in front of a sex starve black female jury yet she still have doubt . ah and love . eventually common sense prevails and she doesn not drink that forbid look glass of milk that bogey be so keen on serve his wife . she be save by her ex beau in the last minute . we also have here bogey daughter from the first marriage while this girl be give dialog that would make a forty year old woman sound too adult . we be suppose to believe that this girl coolness regard all the going on and as well a her articulate manner and speech and be a result of her not socialize with other kid . the girl character be sometimes so over the top that it become unintentionally comical . film in rather nice black and white . the dialog in the opening scene be on a dime novel level . if youre interested in read my biography of bogart and other hollywood personality and contact me by e mail .