this black and white movie have many fine moment but it do not have the top box office cast which could have make it a classic . it have a small town feel similar to picnic with william holden but it do not have william holden and kim novak . the lead actor do their scene well . the guy and gal just aren not quite right for a feature film . the female lead be beautiful enough to be in any movie in any role . she also be great in her scene . but this movie just need a bogart and bacall or tracy and hepburn or dana andrew and gene tierney . the rest of the cast be fine . the boy who play mike be the best part of this movie . there be a bedroom scene with him and the villain which ring so true for it era . watch a the male lead play some word game in the dark with the kid . innocence and terror side by side . it be common in the 1940s to have two guy sleep in the same bed in movie and especially in comedy and but also in alfred hitchcock the lady vanishes . in this movie the guy sleep together in one room but with separate bed . this be a very good movie but it could have be great . this might make a good double bill with picnic or stranger on a train or the lady vanishes . i hope dale belding ( mike ) be still alive and well .