A very sultry and believable vixen in Virginia Mayo plays the title role of Flaxy Martin who steals the heart of the goo goo eyed savvy criminal lawyer Walt Colby played by Zachary Scott who unwittingly frames himself to take the heat off of the two timing Flaxy Martin, with the end result landing his smart a$$ in prison for a crime (a murder) he never committed.
In my view as much as Virginia Mayo is easy on the eyes as Flaxy Martin and she plays her part incredibly well, I thought the real scene stealer was the innocent librarian Nora Carson played by Dorothy Malone who finds the escaped convict lawyer Walt Colby in the middle of the road, and like a bird with a broken wing she takes the injured Walt Colby in to revive and nourish him.
The plot moves along nicely and the acting is top notch. I have watched this 1949 crime/ film noir twice and I am sure to watch it a third time possibly when there is a colorized 4K version released in the next few years.
I give this excellent film a deserving 7 out of 10 IMDb rating. A must watch for Film Noir fans.
In my view as much as Virginia Mayo is easy on the eyes as Flaxy Martin and she plays her part incredibly well, I thought the real scene stealer was the innocent librarian Nora Carson played by Dorothy Malone who finds the escaped convict lawyer Walt Colby in the middle of the road, and like a bird with a broken wing she takes the injured Walt Colby in to revive and nourish him.
The plot moves along nicely and the acting is top notch. I have watched this 1949 crime/ film noir twice and I am sure to watch it a third time possibly when there is a colorized 4K version released in the next few years.
I give this excellent film a deserving 7 out of 10 IMDb rating. A must watch for Film Noir fans.