“This is a treat for Bogart fans. He is hardly ever off the screen and even when he is not visible he can be heard in a voice-over narration. Most of the film is a single long flashback in which Bogart describes his search for the murderers of his old Army buddy, a fellow-paratrooper who disappeared on his way to Washington to collect a medal. The plot is very complicated, the dialogue bright if a little over-wordy and the atmosphere subtly sleazy.”

-National Film Theatre (London).

Lizabeth Scott provides the sultry blonde love interest.