painfully stupid noir elevated almost beyond belief by dieterle's direction

A little heavy on the mumbo jumbo maybe, but not annoyingly so. Loretta Young does a good job with it. I still don't think much of Robert Cummings, his smarminess nearly ruins Saboteur and he's not much better here. However, Wendell Corey is always a delight. There's a few clever bits of business, particularly with reflections. The film does suffer from a couple of common noir flaws: a lousy score and a conclusion that's too tidy. Otherwise, though, it's quite enjoyable.

From the very first shot, I knew I would like this, so dark I had to squint. Loretta Young playing both the Femme Fatale and the cutesy lady we feel bad for is great. All around great acting.