zachary scott do what he do best and i. e. and play a worm and in danger signal and a 1945 b movie also star faye emerson and mona freeman and and rosemary decamp . scott play a writer who kill woman after he get their money . on the lam from his last murder and he rent a room in the home own by the fenchurch family and hilda ( emerson ) and her mother ( mary servoss ) . scott throw himself at emerson and and she dazzle . mid romance and her young sister anne ( freeman ) come home from a medical treatment . when she mention that she be uncle wade favorite and he leave her $ 25 and 000 ( big buck by 1945 standard ) and scott loses interest in poor hilda and make a play for anne . anne look like rebecca of sunnybrook farm until she start sneak around with scott overnight and she age 10 year and become downright nasty to her sister . finally get the message that her tenant be no good and hilda call in a psychiatrist ( rosemary decamp ) to psyche him out and advise her . psychological drama be all the rage during and after world war ii and and scott do an excellent job a a smooth sociopath . this be his forte a a weak willed sheriff in flamingo road and he exhibit no real presence . a for two timing and we saw him do that in mildred pierce and where he prove himself particularly good at it . emerson be a bookish stenographer with her hair push off her face and her big glass and but after hour and she lovely and and give a strong performance . decamp be always an underrated actress here and she sport a soft german accent and be delightful . this be a highly entertaining film though a very routine story . the act truly elevate it .