brilliant thriller and deserve far more fame and mitchum and ryan be awesome in their starring role and as be the entire supporting cast . a truly gripping film noir feature some wonderfully image and some great dialogue and at the heart of it all be a strong message of tolerance and understanding . base on a novel concerning homophobia and this movie attack post war anti emitism and and all intolerance and hatred and with considerable power . though part may seem a little preachy to modern audience and it still have the power to shock and and work very well a a thriller in it own right . a credit to all involve .