I don't know how this escaped me all these years, but it was worth the wait to see it.
Van Heflin stars as Webb Garwood, a policeman whi hates his job and will try anything to get out. One night he and his partner get a call about a prowler near a private home.
Webb and his parter don't find anyone around, but Webb is drawn to lovely Susan Gilvrey (Evelyn Keyes) who called in the report. As a matter of fact he goes to visit her numerous times and a relationship blooms.
The only trouble is that she is married to a radio DJ and so nothing can really be the way they want it. Webb will not stop, and after he has totally seduced Susan, he plots by himself to kill her husband.
He manages to do this, but with results he didn't expect, and then things take even a darker turn. This is how a movie should be made. It never slows down and it slowly peels the false hopes the main characters have down to nothing.
Heflin ans Keyes do a great job as the couple who need to be together, but something always gets in the way. United Artists released this independent production, and Joseph Losey directed.
The rest of the cast includes John Maxwell, Katherine Warren, Madge Blake, Robert Osterloh and Emerson Treacy. RECOMMENDED!!
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