After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.
Acting
Greenstreet's crumbling authority vs. Lorre's slippery menace.
Direction
Siegel's first feature—already tightening screws like a master.

Director
Don Siegel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Siegel was so inexperienced that Greenstreet reportedly directed some scenes himself. The power dynamic on set apparently mirrored the film's themes.
This was the last of four Greenstreet-Lorre pairings, and their real friendship gives their antagonism genuine sting—these men knew exactly how to hurt each other.
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