The opening three minutes with the silent bank robbery is almost cinema perfection. There are quick cuts, good camera angles and great lighting which all come together very well.
The robbery ends in a killing and that brings Paul Sheridan (Fred MacMurray) into the case. He and his partner Rick McAllistar (Phil Carey) are ordered to watch Lona McLane (Kim Novak), who is the bank robber moll. They believe that he will contact her eventually with the money.
Sheridan quickly falls for the gorgeous Lona and they both decide to get the money and run away together for what they think will be a better life than what they have now.
Needless to say things get very complicated when their plan starts to fall apart. Sheridan kills the lead gangster and attempts to get the money and when that does not work it also has him kill a fellow cop in order to cover up his plans.
Lona is under constant watch and this makes things even worse as Sheridan makes many mistakes including being seen at Lona apartment by a neighbor named Ann Stewart (Dorothy Malone).
This leads to the final down fall of Paul and Lona. Kim Novak is simply gorgeous in this film and it must be noted this is her first starring role, and she olays the femme fatale perfectly.
If you're a Noir fan you know this film already, if not then I suggest you see this and find out how good a noir can be. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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