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Crime, Drama - 1945
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Al Roberts, a New York nightclub pianist, hitchhikes to Hollywood to meet his girlfriend Sue. The gambler he's riding with, Charles, unexpectedly dies. Afraid the police wouldn't believe the truth, Al takes the man's identity. In a gas station, he gives a lift to Vera, a woman that knew Charles and blackmails Al with tragic consequences.
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(1995)
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(1986)
On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated d...

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Rated:
Passed
Runtime:
67 min
Release date:
30 Nov 1945
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$30,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Passion joins with folly to produce termite art par excellence.
– ,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
It lives on, haunting and creepy, an embodiment of the guilty soul of film noir. No one who has seen it has easily forgotten it.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
One of the most daring and thoroughly perverse works of art ever to come out of Hollywood.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
16 Oct 2007
fresh:
Uniformly good performances and some equally good direction and dialog keep the meller moving.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
16 Oct 2007
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