There are many suspects, everyone being involved with this cabaret star and several wanting to marry her, while at the same time she is chased for other reasons. Too many had a motive to murder her, but the biggest problem is that it's impossible to say how she died. Detective Van Heflin, superb and interesting as always, quarrrels with the inspector throughout the film about this and other things, and there are even some fisticuffs on the way and guns pulled but not fired. Another mysterious death at the station adds to the confusion of the plot, but ultimately everything makes sense in spite of all.
The main asset of the film is the brilliant dialog and the ingenious direction. The dialog fires intermittently all the way, you get as little chance to relax for a moment as all the suspects, and they are all confined on the spot of the murder for the investigation with an occasional visit at the theatre with some theatrical controversies to add to the complex turnings of events. It's wonderfully entertaining all the way, the flow is terrific, there are constant dramatic surprises and several efforts at getaways, but ultimately it all sums up, and you have saved another evening and can walk away satisfied, while you only feel some need to see it over again.
The main asset of the film is the brilliant dialog and the ingenious direction. The dialog fires intermittently all the way, you get as little chance to relax for a moment as all the suspects, and they are all confined on the spot of the murder for the investigation with an occasional visit at the theatre with some theatrical controversies to add to the complex turnings of events. It's wonderfully entertaining all the way, the flow is terrific, there are constant dramatic surprises and several efforts at getaways, but ultimately it all sums up, and you have saved another evening and can walk away satisfied, while you only feel some need to see it over again.