Neatly scripted, with crisp direction and a good cast. The only thing a bit perplexing is that somehow in there we went from Horace as a kid (played by the same actor who played George Bailey as a kid btw) being sympathetic and battered by circumstances to Horace as an adult being cold and rotten to the core.

This Poverty Row Citizen Kane isn't Ulmer's best, but Sydney Greenstreet puts on a great, tragic show and singlehandedly elevates it. A few clever shots (the gun in the foreground one especially) and a restless camera keep things lively.

A decent melodrama about a financial wizard whose ambition leads him to crush everyone in his path. The film has pretty good performances and some compelling psychodramatic elements, but man, it moves like molasses. All the life has been sucked out and it just seems to drag on and on at times. Detour is a masterpiece of economy, so I guess Ulmer works better on a microscopic budget.

it's been a long time since I've seen this, but I recall it as entertaining with a fine Zachary Scott performance.