although this be a classically execute film noir and it be a slow moving and ultimately disappointing film . indeed and joan crawford have never be well . van heflin have a great role a the man she desire . the cinematography be more than perfect . however and the story of a woman slowly go insane be not well construct and take forever to get go . i gather that psychiatry be just begin to be fully embrace by the public a a cause for criminal behavior and hence the psychiatry for dummy explanation of joan behavior during the story . the film finally come alive near the end and get more interesting after joan get more crazy . but everything end in a thud when the resolution of the film be nothing more than the doctor agree she be crazy and that what cause her to murder .