This thriller is fast and it takes some sharpened attention to hang on in the conversations and plottings but at least the murders can't be misunderstood, and they all make sense, regrettably. The most interesting character is the one who has the least to say and is seen the least, the ex-pianist with a busted hand, axed by his father-in-law, later murdered by anyone but him. Jane Wyman seconds Jerome Cohen as his secretary, but her role also becomes rather secondary, as he has to do all the tough job. There are plenty of scuffles and fights and gunshots and attempted murders, but at least a few are successful leaving the murderer to almost get way with it. The hanged man is a tragedy, he also had a motive for one of the murders but never attempted to marry the girl he was courting for the sake of greed, for which he had his own. It's in fact a superb thriller with great music, while its only problem is its bolting speed getting faster all the way to the end.
Review of Crime by Night
