The story seemed a bit confusing, which may be partly because of the lousy print, but there's definitely a convoluted Chanlder-esque structure to it. Some of the cinematography looked good. What I particularly liked was Scott's performance, he handled the alcoholism very well, without reducing it to caricature. Boland was interesting as well, although I thought her work at the climax was a bit uneven. The film is creaky and rough, but fits well within the noir atmosphere.