Follow Me Quietly (1949)
Neat little B-pic (and I do mean little) about a cop on the trail of an elusive strangler. Well acted and stylishly directed (I'd wager that's due mainly to the uncredited contributions of Anthony Mann rather than main director Richard Fleischer, who went on to direct some of the most notorious mega-duds of the 20th century). And it's tight, too -- it only runs a meager 59 minutes! That running time does present a couple problems (the love subplot, for one, feels more obligatory than anything), but it does keep things brisk and tense. Great warehouse climax.
Grade: B
Neat little B-pic (and I do mean little) about a cop on the trail of an elusive strangler. Well acted and stylishly directed (I'd wager that's due mainly to the uncredited contributions of Anthony Mann rather than main director Richard Fleischer, who went on to direct some of the most notorious mega-duds of the 20th century). And it's tight, too -- it only runs a meager 59 minutes! That running time does present a couple problems (the love subplot, for one, feels more obligatory than anything), but it does keep things brisk and tense. Great warehouse climax.
Grade: B
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