Jut a hair overlong, but Duryea is always a joy to watch, and Scott is magnificent.

The film starts off with a couple getting a bag of money randomly thrown into their back seat, and almost immediately the bickering begins as to whether they should turn it in or keep it. I don't normally like these kinds of plots with unreasonable people making stupid decisions but this film has an interesting take on the concept. Despite a few too many coincidences the plot is well constructed and the actors do a good job making their characters likable or hateable, as the case may be.

This is a great film noir. I had never heard of this film before. It surprised me how good of a movie it turned out to be. It has some good twists and turns.

Maybe not the most sophisticated story (some of the plot details are far too convenient) but for a noir fan, this is the stuff. Lizabeth Scott is amazing as the femme fatale, conniving and ruthless, using her sexuality as a weapon when she needs to, and with just a glimmer of vulnerability. This is the best I've ever seen Duryea, a character with more depth than you'd at first suspect. The interactions between them are dynamite, and features some crisp dialogue. An edgy, fun, underrated classic.

Entertaining in all the ways a noir should be, but the 100 minute runtime felt like 30 minutes too many. DeFore's performance may have had something to do with it.