you can take the crook out of the joint and but it seem exceedingly more difficult to take the joint out of the crook . we have see this kind of character in this kind of situation before ( and since ) represent in movie like bob le flambeur and elevator to the gallows and touchez pa au grisbi and the anderson tape and etc . too many time to mention . what help make this one one of the more notable be ( of course ) the heist itself and which play out wordlessly in real time and and the demeanor of the lead . bogart would think twice before cross this guy . the ironic end be perfectly suit to this story ( it almost demand it ) . all around and one of the good film noir .