i have describe this film a surprising . this be true in many respect . the subject material ( black man wrongly accuse ) and the character ( people you expect to be stereotype often show uncharacteristic attitude during the film ) and the production . all of these factor make for a refreshingly unusual film and especially for it time ( 1949 ) . the only possible spoiler be the sometimes cheesy dialogue and occasional high moral stance . but and if you happen across it when you weren not plan to watch a film and you might find yourself like me stay up into the middle of the night just to see what happen .