A classic example of film-noir. Lana Turner and John Garfield are superb as the lovers in this story of dark sexuality, corruption, and retribution. Based on the novel by James M. Cain, the film relies on subtle innuendo, rather than graphic details, to express the Cain world of violence and sin.

"One of the best of the Hollywood film noir of the forties."

- Georges Sadoul, DICTIONARY OF FILMS