

Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps her secure a job caring for his ailing mother.
Direction
Sirk's early noir before he went full Technicolor soap opera.
Acting
Patricia Knight smolders with damaged, dangerous vulnerability.

Director
Douglas Sirk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 10 days on recycled sets, this B-noir captures postwar anxiety about female independence and the collapse of institutional trust.