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This one is no longer neglect­ed. It is now well-known as a “film noir” gem. IMDB states that “In order to show cin­e­matog­ra­ph­er Geprge Barnes how he want­ed the film to look, direc­tor Abra­ham Polon­sky gave him a book of Edward Hop­per’s Third Avenue paint­ings.” John Garfield is very good in the film, but it is stolen by char­ac­ter actor Thomas Gomez. Pay spe­cial atten­tion to the scene where Gomez’s char­ac­ter is “rubbed out” if you want to see script, per­for­mance, cam­era, light­ing and edit­ing work­ing in per­fect harmony.