A private detective named Stuart Bailey (Franchot Tone) is hired by a man to find our more about his wife's past.
This gets Stuart into more trouble than he ever imagined. The wife of the man was a dancer who ran off with an actor and hasn't been seen since.
There are plenty of twists and turns in this great story written by Roy Huggins. Tone is perfect for the role of Bailey, and he gives it his best shot.
There are plenty of suspects and Stuart even finds himself on the wrong end of a beating by three thugs. The movie uses the "fade out" and "Blurry picture" techniques used in "Murder My Sweet: in 1944.
Any fan of film noir will love this film. The rest of the cast incudes Janet Blair, Janis Carter, Adele Jergens, Glenda Farrell, Steven Geray, Tom Powers, John Ireland, Donald Curtis, Raymond Burr and Eduardo Ciannelli plut too many more to mention.
With a cast like this and an excellent plot, this film is a can't miss for fans. I stumbled onto it by accident and will never regret that. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!
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