When you've got Dan Duryea committing murder, the setup is ripe for a very tense film noir, and here, he's blackmailing the widow of the man he killed, claiming that she paid him to kill her husband. His harassment of her continues until he's caught in a trap, and on the witness stand defending himself as his own attorney, he questions her in a very mad manner that indicates that he is insane beyond healing. Patricia Owens, as the grieving widow, has the testimony she needs to clear herself, claiming that she never met him, and his insane outbursts in court came to confirm all that. But of course, there's more to the story, and the twists and turns are delicious.
This is the type of film that as things are revealed makes the viewer say, "Wow!" Nobody plays crazed better than Dan Duryea which he proved in several British thrillers in the mid-1960's. Owens, having dealt with the fly, now has to deal with a different type of insect, one of the humankind. They are both excellent, creating complex characterizations that thanks to a very intelligent screenplay will keep the audience on the edge of their seat. The direction and production design is super, and for a low-budget British quota quickie (just lasting a little over an hour), this is the type of film that sends the audience out shocked by what they've just seen, that being in a good way.
This is the type of film that as things are revealed makes the viewer say, "Wow!" Nobody plays crazed better than Dan Duryea which he proved in several British thrillers in the mid-1960's. Owens, having dealt with the fly, now has to deal with a different type of insect, one of the humankind. They are both excellent, creating complex characterizations that thanks to a very intelligent screenplay will keep the audience on the edge of their seat. The direction and production design is super, and for a low-budget British quota quickie (just lasting a little over an hour), this is the type of film that sends the audience out shocked by what they've just seen, that being in a good way.