Bogart plays a man convicted of murdering his wife who escapes from prison in order to prove his innocence. Bogart finds that his features are too well known, and is forced to seek some illicit backroom plastic surgery. The entire pre-knife part of the film is shot from a Bogart's-eye-view, with us seeing the fugitive for the first time as he starts to recuperate from the operation in the apartment of a sympathetic young artist (played by Bacall) for whom he soon finds affection. But what he's really after is revenge.
| Release Date: | Sep 1947 |
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| Genre: | Thriller / Film-Noir |
| Cast: | Humphrey Bogart (Vincent Parry), Lauren Bacall (Irene Jansen), Bruce Bennett (Bob), Agnes Moorehead (Madge Rapf), Tom D'Andrea (Cabby (Sam)), Clifton Young (Baker), Douglas Kennedy (Detective), Rory Mallinson (George Fellsinger), Houseley Stevenson (Dr. Walter Coley), John Alvin (Blackie (uncredited)), John Arledge (Lonely man (uncredited)), Leonard Bremen (Bus ticket clerk (uncredited)), Clancy Cooper (Man on street (uncredited)), Deborah Daves (Child with Aunt Mary (uncredited)), Michael Daves (Michael - Child with Aunt Mary...), Tom Fadden (Diner Counterman Serving Parry...), Bob Farber (Policeman (uncredited)), Mary Field (Aunt Mary (uncredited)), Ross Ford (Ross (bus driver) (uncredited)), Craig Lawrence (Bartender (uncredited)), Ian MacDonald (Policeman in bus depot (uncredited)), Dude Maschemeyer (Man (uncredited)), Patrick McVey (Impatient taxi driver (uncredited)), Ray Montgomery (Theatre Usher in Trailer (uncredited)), Tom Reynolds (Hotel clerk (uncredited)), Ramon Ros (Waiter (uncredited)), Shimen Ruskin (Driver (uncredited)), Jo Stafford (Singer (uncredited) (voice)), Richard Walsh (Policeman (uncredited)) |