Zanuck promised Mature he would keep him away from musicals and stuck to that, casting him in the period thriller "Moss Rose"; Mature received a $50,000 bonus after shooting completed. His next film was the film noir, "Kiss of Death", which had been developed specifically as a vehicle for him. The movie, shot mostly on location in New York, was not a particularly big hit, but was popular, earned Mature some of his best reviews and turned Richard Widmark into a star.