Publisher: Aztec International Run time: 105mins Year: 1946 Release date: 15/04/2009 RRP:$ 29.99$ 19.99
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This is director Fritz Lang at his peak - bringing venality and greed to the fore, and making the best of a superb cast.
It's to their credit that this film so offended censors in 1946 that it was given a "B" rating in some states, and banned outright in others, including New York!
Essential noir.
Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. One rainy night, he rescues delectable Kitty from her abusive boyfriend Johnny.
Smitten, amateur painter Chris lets Kitty think he's a wealthy artist. At Johnny's urging, she lets Chris establish her in an apartment (with his shrewish wife's money). There, Chris paints masterpieces; but Johnny sells them under Kitty's name, with disastrous and ironic results.
