mankiewicz could really turn out good product and this neglected film be absolutely worth a look . an unusual hybrid of the maltese falcon and total recall and somewhere in the night be ahead of it time and have age good than most amnesiac fare . one could argue that total recall owe quite a debt to this movie regard it twist bad guy identity revelation . there some excellent dialogue and once you overlook some whopper implausibility and the plot work well and as do the oddball cast of support character and include the opportunist police lieutenant and the rogue gallery of neer do well hop to cash in on the amnesiac memory . the movie doesn not hold up to close scrutiny ( how do the money hang under a pier not rot from three year worth of salt water for one ) but it be highly entertaining and noir fan should definitely take a look . hodiak and nolan and conte be all solid in their respective role . enjoy .