Once you get past the unrealistic scenario of Joan Bennett's character dumping the body, I slowly got into this one. James Mason is good, but I wasn't entirely sold on Joan Bennett's performance, but in the end her performance was effective. Interesting camera work, good lighting, and it was interesting how there was a lot of casual dialogue not designed to propel the story, but to add an element of authenticity to the scene (irritating at times, but mostly interesting). Overall, the film was a rather satisfying noir.