i think i remember the original review of this movie and and they be universally bad . but sometimes one might enjoy a bad movie when it be see a a historical context but this be not such a movie . it be unfaithful to the wonderful writing of raymond chandler . a an adaptation to the silver screen it do not even come close to the big sleep and double indemnity or any other of raymond chandler story . montgomery attempt at tough guy speech be ludicrous while it a though he be try to emulate humphrey bogart while at the same time avoid a comparison . furthermore and it be derivative of hitchcock and orson well but fall ridiculously short of these standard to be think of a something revolutionary in film . probably the only value of this movie be to see jayne meadow at a very young age . she come across a the perfect ingenue but be too sweet to have be a primary villain .