I really can't get enough Robert Ryan. In this one, he plays a World War II vet out for revenge on Van Heflin who was responsible for a betrayal that led to the death of many in a German prison camp. Ryan plays the role with the right amount of menace as he stalks his prey with a pronounced limp - you know - war injury.I haven't seen too many Van Heflin films but the last one I saw was quite enjoyable in its strangeness. This film wasn't nearly as bizarre but it was still pretty good. Janet Leigh is good as Heflin's wife and the conclusion of the film satisfies. The film is nothing that special but a pleasant enough diversion for people obsessed with these sort of noirish type films such as myself.
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
1949
TCM
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