OK, so its not Lost Weekend or The Days of Wine and Roses. And the subplot of the gangster on the run is not very original, either. However, Brian Keith, who plays a police lieutenant, Joanna Moore, who woodenly plays a reporter's girlfriend, and George Nader, who plays the recovering alcoholic reporter get the job done adequately. This aint Shakespeare, but it is entertaining. The cinematography is well done, and the bad guy is well played by a B actor. The movie is more about the trials and tribulations of a recovering alcoholic than it is about a sensational crime boss trying to go on the lamb. (I love using jargon from the era).
Review of Appointment with a Shadow
