She's a chorus girl, he's a liar — together they're dynamite in a Depression-era powder keg.
A chorus girl gets stranded in a small midwestern town. Against her better judgement, she hooks up with a smooth-talking con artist who says he can help her get out of town.
Acting
Sylvia Sidney's wounded eyes do more than dialogue ever could.
Direction
Gering squeezes maximum tension from minimal sets and time.
Writing
Pre-Code dialogue that actually sounds like people talking.
Director
Marion Gering
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