At one stage Bob Mitchum was the only decent male star under contract to RKO, who, unable to afford big vehicles, cast him in a series of film noirs, which remain entertaining today. This is one of them, directed by Otto Preminger with a decent cast: Jean Simmons is the angelic little rich girl, daughter of writer Herbert Marshall, who hires ambulance driver Mitchum as a chauffeur. It soon becomes clear Simmons wants to knock off her step mum.
I didn't like this as much as its reputation (which is very strong about film buffs) but it's still fun with good work from Mitchum as a sap, and Jean Simmons as a different sort of bad girl - she genuinely looks sweet and innocent.
There are great bits like the wedding in the prison hospital and the great finale. It gets bogged down a bit in the trial although Leon Ames is very good as the defence attorney (Jim Backus is the prosecutor).
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