this be a fairly tight little thriller and a good but not quite good enough film noir to be count among the classic . while it owe a lot to double indemnity and foreshadows rear window and it just doesn not rise to their memorable level . fred macmurray offer an eerily familiar and though less inspired and repeat of his performance in the wilder classic while kim novak ( in her first film ) be no match for stanwyck and nor do she ever become one while richard quine simply be not a fine a director a hitchcock or wilder . and yet and it a pretty good bit of entertainment and recommend to those who appreciate the genre a a whole rather than merely a short list of classic .