Frank Johnson (Ross Elliot) is out walking his dog when he witnesses a murder. He is also shot at so when the police have got his particulars he disappears. They visit his apartment and meet his wife Eleanor (the lovely Ann Sheridan). She seems unconcerned with his movements - the police (and Eleanor) come to the conclusion that he has run off from a difficult marriage.
So starts this cracking good film - part action, part noir, all excellent. Robert Keith plays the quirky Inspector Ferris, who takes a shine to Eleanor's dog "Rembrandt" - "we figured if we couldn't own one - this was the next best thing". Eleanor is assisted by Dan Leggett (Dennis O'Keefe) a likable reporter who has been promised a scoop if he helps her find her husband.
When you discover who the killer is - and you do early on, the excitement never lets up. There is a game of cat and mouse being played as the killer strikes again, when a young dancer recognizes him from a drawing. Ann Sheridan is just terrific as the ambiguous Eleanor, who, as the film progresses, realizes what she and her husband have together. The deeper she delves into his life - the more she realizes that other people find him a warm, expansive person. Strangers know him better than she does.
The climax is set at a fun park (like "Strangers on a Train"). When she is forced to ride the roller coaster for a second time, you are just as frantic as she is - it is nailbiting stuff!!! J. Farrell MacDonald makes an appearance as an old ferry boat captain.
So starts this cracking good film - part action, part noir, all excellent. Robert Keith plays the quirky Inspector Ferris, who takes a shine to Eleanor's dog "Rembrandt" - "we figured if we couldn't own one - this was the next best thing". Eleanor is assisted by Dan Leggett (Dennis O'Keefe) a likable reporter who has been promised a scoop if he helps her find her husband.
When you discover who the killer is - and you do early on, the excitement never lets up. There is a game of cat and mouse being played as the killer strikes again, when a young dancer recognizes him from a drawing. Ann Sheridan is just terrific as the ambiguous Eleanor, who, as the film progresses, realizes what she and her husband have together. The deeper she delves into his life - the more she realizes that other people find him a warm, expansive person. Strangers know him better than she does.
The climax is set at a fun park (like "Strangers on a Train"). When she is forced to ride the roller coaster for a second time, you are just as frantic as she is - it is nailbiting stuff!!! J. Farrell MacDonald makes an appearance as an old ferry boat captain.