Grim, exciting
film noir in which Ryan, a crippled war veteran, seeks out Heflin to revenge the latter's betrayal of fellow prisoners during WW II. When Heflin, a successful contractor, learns that he is being hunted, he panics and his dormant feelings of guilt come to the surface, coupled
with fear created by Ryan's promise to kill him. In a masterful performance Heflin confesses to Leigh that he turned informer in a prison camp believing that the escape plan of his men was doomed to failure and that he would save their lives by revealing their plans; instead they were slaughtered,
except for Ryan who was crippled for life and vowed vengeance. Ryan plays a ...
Released:
1949
Rated:
NR
Length:
82 mins