Two otherwise lighthearted stars...Kelly and Durbin...in the screen's most depressing noir. Both are excellent, though the movie has a sleepwalking pace. There is no other film quite like it, and I can think of none that ever conveyed how dour the holiday times were in WWII America.
Interesting to see Gene Kelly take a turn as a villain. Above average noir - not great, but definitely worth seeking out or catching the next time TCM plays it.
Based on Somerset Maugham novel. Gene Kelly as the bad guy, a superb photography, a screenplay written by Herman J. Mankiewicz. Interesting and above average Film Noir. Recommended.
