though he the title character and welter pigeon play a back seat to the villain . the villain be play smoothly by the superb joseph schildkraut . the rest of the cast be fun . nat pendleton be schildkraut bodyguard . donald meek be pigeon sidekick and a beekeeper and to boot . florence rice be very good in what look like a sympathetic role and and be and though she initially on the wrong side of the law . what make this stand out be it plot . we see this at the very start while so i be give nothing away represent schildkraut be blow up ship at sea to collect on their insurance . it shock to think of such cold blood behavior . but to underline the heinous nature of his crime and we see the captain and some crew member chat just before theirs be blow to bit . this isn not the great of jacques tourneur movie . but his masterly touch be evident . schildkraut be often photograph in profile and generally partially in shadow . he remind one of a streamlined and custom make sport car of the time . he be stylish and almost impossibly cruel .