Van Heflin stars as Pete Denver, a writer who is married to an actress named Iris (Gene Tierney). One night, after Iris has left for a business trip, Pete goes to a party given by and friend of theirs.
At this party hosted by Carlotta Marin (Ginger Rogers), Pete meets a very quiet young woman named Nancy Ordway (Peggy Ann Garner) and she becomes infatuated with Pete.
Pete is either too stupid or too nice to tell her to knock it off. One night she is discovered dead in Pete and Iris' apartment. First called a suicide, her death is later called a murder based on new evidence from Detective Bruce (George Raft).
Pete is considered a prime suspect in her death and he must fight to prove his innocence and to save his very life. There are some very good plot twists here and Heflin is very good as the man who is on the run.
The movie works very well and I found myself very absorbed in the plot. The cast is excellent and also includes Reginald Gardiner, Virginia Leith, Otto Kruger, Skip Homeier, Bea Benaderet and Hilda Simms.
The ending has a twist you might see coming, but who cares...it's a good movie and I recommend it.
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