Robert Mitchum does not get more broody than in this film noir classic. He's hired by wealthy Kirk Douglas to track down Douglas' wife. Once Mitchum finds her, he is enamored and falls in love. She, of course, turns out to be a true Femme Fatale and it all spirals downhill from there. Remade in 1984 as Against All Odds, this classic features Mitchum in one of his most complex performances. He has to be everything in this movie…loving, scared, scorned, troubled, etc. And he plays all of the emotions with his classic "shrug-of-the-shoulders" demeanor. A must see for any film noir fan.
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