Mr. Grodman was a respected superintendent at Scotland Yard until a mistake in an investigation caused the execution of an innocent man. He takes the blame and is dismissed, replaced by the obnoxious, gloating Buckley. Feeling vengeful, Grodman would like nothing more than to see Buckley look foolish on the job. His friend Victor Emmric, an artist with macabre tastes, wouldn't ...$工工整整的小片,古典的密室推理谜底揭晓后回到开头从私仇到公理的人性测验上,过程紧凑不失幽默。Greenstreet和Lorre最后一次搭档。$3.5星,密室杀人事件,令人意想不到的结尾。明的红鲱鱼暗的红鲱鱼已经将观众带入了云雾之中,并且将这种迷惑性保持到了最后。看来原小说写的挺精彩,唐.希格尔也在长片处女作中就已经显示了他驾驭类型片的不俗能力。PS琼.洛林有句台词说格林斯垂特和彼得.洛是香槟酒上的大泡泡和小泡泡太形象了。。。$剧本写得其实很不错,影片其实有着一个很奇怪的谜题设置,导致最终观感不太好,但这种不好正来自于这种奇怪的设置,而不是剧本质量,这种反常的反转本身就值得研究研究。$4.5 原以为老警长要报复新警长,其实是老警长看其根本没吸取自己因间接证据错判冤案的教训,要给他上一课。“我们的成功是绞死罪犯,这成果是苦涩的。”从他说的话,靠安眠药入睡,都能感到他深深的愧疚。新警长却为了前途漠视无辜者被吊死。冤案的陪审团里是不是也有人在投票时犹豫不决过?