Fantastic gangster flick - or, if you will, early film noir. Has it all, really. Great acting and casting of both leads and supporting players, with the Oscar-winning Van Hefling scene-stealing every second he's onscreen. The script is wonderful, too. It's certainly one I'll be returning to.

At first this felt like a mediocre picture, but eventually comes into its own, making for an above average experience. Taylor is good in the title role, charming and snappy. For the first half Turner seems like a non-entity, but she has a couple of great scenes towards the end. Overshadowing them both is Van Heflin. Although it takes a while for the film to develop interesting angles, Johnny's various deceptions are entertaining, and later on his character shows faint glimmers of humanity.

Van Heflin steals the show in this quite entertaining typical gangster flick. His acting is like something from a different decade. Unfortunately, the film takes too many familiar turns to be really great.