caught this film on tcm in the early a. m. it be amaze . start out slow but ominously . scott be a shady character who prey on woman . in this case and two woman who happen to be due an inheritance in southern california . the set of the beach and neighborhood of the 1940 be original and intriguing . the title may have be more creative and but the theme and nefarious shadow of human nature be intriguingly expose and almost in a hitchcockian version . scott remind me of the character uncle charley in shadow of a doubt and one of hitch repute favorite film . the audience learns and we truly do not know what lurk in the dark side of the human mind . this film be a displaced gem and well worth purchasing . positive .