Interesting to see films like The Spiral Staircase, The Killers (Burt Lancaster version), The Crimson Pirate, Custer Of The West etc, dismissed as 'B' pictures, but then anyone is permitted to post a comment here even those who don't know their ass from third base. In my case Robert Siodmak was the only reason to waste any time on this film and although the storyline was definitely Siodmsk country it was a strangely emasculated terrain, Siodmak country with a Capra landscape, like Laura as Disney may have handled it. The Story was made to order for the Siodmak signature touches, light, shadow, odd angles, atmosphere, but it was as if he'd been ordered to check them at the door and/or mislaid them.
Review of Portrait of a Sinner
