don not expect dandy don top hat in this gritty work man drama . this one grab you early with good outdoor photography and develop nicely with solid character and drama . the heavy handedness of the plot be typical and but what make the movie be it frank and realistic dialogue . if you have see many of these old movie and you know how stylized and fakey the act usually be . also and early 30 camera work be often stiff and stagy . this film really impress with it excellent acting and highly innovative photography . the scene with the blind man feel his way around the rail yard in a rainstorm be especially well do . what a great surprise .