A wandering seaman joins an odd couple - aged millionaire husband and glamorous wife - for a bizarre cruising journey that ends up in a murder plot.
Ineffably silly story tarted up with brilliant cameraworks, good performances and undeniable flair; this now strongly reputed, heavily expressionist film noir thriller betrays uncertain handling and hasty production, so that it finally gives the impression of being found out while making. On the whole, a stylish exercise for conoisseurs - particularly the final shoot-out sequence among the mirrors - but the plot is still a downer, and at the time was an audience-baffling commercial flop that also destroyed Rita Hayworh's image and career.
Ineffably silly story tarted up with brilliant cameraworks, good performances and undeniable flair; this now strongly reputed, heavily expressionist film noir thriller betrays uncertain handling and hasty production, so that it finally gives the impression of being found out while making. On the whole, a stylish exercise for conoisseurs - particularly the final shoot-out sequence among the mirrors - but the plot is still a downer, and at the time was an audience-baffling commercial flop that also destroyed Rita Hayworh's image and career.