Wow! Such a good movie.

Some things I liked some I did not.

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Please don't spend money on this.

This is a great, high enjoyable film, that can easily compete with some of Hitchock's greatest films, like "Dial M for Murder", "Frenzy", "The wrong man" etc.Milland and Laughton are both great and the movie keeps you in suspense with a smart script and a lot of anxiety while Milland tries to avoid being discovered. Many good films let you down in the end, but fortunately this is not one of them.I do not understand how someone could not like this movie, especially if you like Hitchcock style. I honestly believe it is unfair for this film to have a rating below 8...

George (Ray Milland) is never allowed time off work to spend with his family. Janoth (Charles Laughton) is his heartless boss who has a mistress Pauline (Rita Johnson) whom he accidentally murders. He then tries to cover his tracks and pin the murder on another man who Rita was seen with the night that she dies. The problem is that the man in question is George - and he is put in charge of the investigation.It's an OK lightweight thriller that is peppered with humour. The cast are all good but it is not fast-moving enough. In fact, it is extremely slow to get going. There isn't enough of a story for the first 45 minutes or so. There are daft moments - eg, George initially meets with Rita as she has information to give him regarding Janoth. We never hear what the important news is that she has for him and are expected to believe that they go on a drinking binge together without mentioning the original point of the meeting - on the evening that George has arranged to go away with his wife and son. What a load of cobblers!Charles Laughton gives a good performance as an eccentric, arrogant boss and Ray Milland is always likable, although slightly irritating in drunk scenes. Elsa Lanchester is funny as "Patterson" a slightly dotty artist. She provides a good moment in the film when her portrait of the killer is revealed........

George Stroud (Ray Milland) is a successful reporter at a magazine run by tyrannical Earl Janoth (Charles Laughton). Earl accidentally kills his wife but frames George for it (sort of). There's LOTS more going on but I wouldn't dream of spoiling it for potential viewers.Exceptional film noir. The script has many twists and turns and lots of rapid fire one liners that keep moving things along at a brisk pace. It's also filmed mostly in dark places or with darkness lurking within the picture--very appropriate for film noir. There's some stunning sets here too--it looks like this was made on a big budget. The acting is good too. Milland is excellent as a completely innocent man who gets caught up in the murder. You can see him fighting to control his fear and anger as things get worse and worse. Laughton, surprisingly, is just OK. He has a small beard which looks pretty stupid on him and seems ill at ease with the role. He's not terrible but he can do much better. In a small role is Elsa Lancaster (Laughton's wife) who is hilarious. This is one of the rare films where the humor mixes perfectly with the mystery. Also on hand is the then unknown Harry Morgan--who doesn't have a word of dialogue but conveys all his emotions through body language and looks on his face.This was remade in the 1980s as "No Way Out". That's not a bad movie but it can't hold a candle to this. This seems to be hard to find for some reason but it's well worth seeking out. Recommended.

The leader of a crack team of investigative journalists is ordered to track down a murder suspect, and soon begins to discover all the evidence pointing to himself. The dilemma: how to elude his own investigation and, at the same time, locate the true killer? Complications begin to accumulate, with each new plot twist becoming more absurd until, at last, the entire knot of circumstance is neatly unraveled in several quick strokes. Charles Laughton gives one of his patented, meticulous ham performances as the dictatorial, clock obsessed publishing magnate, and Elsa Lancaster runs away with several scenes playing a dotty artist asked to provide a sketch of the hunted man but unwilling to identify her only patron. The film is enormously entertaining: one of the few comic thrillers that succeeds in being simultaneously sidesplitting and nerve-racking. Remade (badly) in 1987 as 'No Way Out'.