Actor Richard Conte takes a Few Minutes Prior to the Opening to Set-the-Record-Straight that the Hospital is Fictional (could be anywhere U. S. A.) and the Story is also "Made-Up".
At the Same Time He Acknowledges that "Bellevue" Graciously Allowed Filming in Their Iconic, Prestigious Hospital, and Made Accolades about the "Modern &1st Rate" Facility.
After Seeing the Film One can See Why.
This is 1950 in a Post-War Environment when an Enormous Effort to Cherish and Praise American Institutions was at its Peak, No One would Link "Gambling" and "Drug Trafficking" to the Health Care Facilities Across America.
This was a "Bold" almost Unheard of Dramatization of the Underbelly (Film-Noir) at Work in these "Hallowed Halls" that was a Definite "Downer" to the Public Perception.
That Precisely was the Now Enormous Power and Appeal of Film-Noir, Perhaps even in its Formulating Years was Seen as Something Special and Something to be Respected.
Conte, a Policeman, Goes Under-Cover to Trace the Murder of an Intern. This is Perhaps the Weakest LInk and Requires a Supreme "Suspension of Disbelief", but it's a Must if the Story is Going to Work at All. They Do Manage to Somewhat Pull-It-Off.
Thanks to some Fine Acting From All Involved. An Unobtrusive Palette Inside the Hospital where Director Sherman Films it Naturally with Little Artistic Embellishment.
Overall, it's Cutting-Edge Cinema Thanks to the Film-Noir Aesthetic that was Robust at the Time.
If You Want to Take an Off-Ramp from the Usual Film-Noir Express, this May Be What Your Looking For. The Movie is Loaded with the Things that Make a Film-Noir.
Drugs, Gambling, Murder, Suicide, Corrupt Public Institutions, Human Foibles Galore.
Definitely...
Worth a Watch.
At the Same Time He Acknowledges that "Bellevue" Graciously Allowed Filming in Their Iconic, Prestigious Hospital, and Made Accolades about the "Modern &1st Rate" Facility.
After Seeing the Film One can See Why.
This is 1950 in a Post-War Environment when an Enormous Effort to Cherish and Praise American Institutions was at its Peak, No One would Link "Gambling" and "Drug Trafficking" to the Health Care Facilities Across America.
This was a "Bold" almost Unheard of Dramatization of the Underbelly (Film-Noir) at Work in these "Hallowed Halls" that was a Definite "Downer" to the Public Perception.
That Precisely was the Now Enormous Power and Appeal of Film-Noir, Perhaps even in its Formulating Years was Seen as Something Special and Something to be Respected.
Conte, a Policeman, Goes Under-Cover to Trace the Murder of an Intern. This is Perhaps the Weakest LInk and Requires a Supreme "Suspension of Disbelief", but it's a Must if the Story is Going to Work at All. They Do Manage to Somewhat Pull-It-Off.
Thanks to some Fine Acting From All Involved. An Unobtrusive Palette Inside the Hospital where Director Sherman Films it Naturally with Little Artistic Embellishment.
Overall, it's Cutting-Edge Cinema Thanks to the Film-Noir Aesthetic that was Robust at the Time.
If You Want to Take an Off-Ramp from the Usual Film-Noir Express, this May Be What Your Looking For. The Movie is Loaded with the Things that Make a Film-Noir.
Drugs, Gambling, Murder, Suicide, Corrupt Public Institutions, Human Foibles Galore.
Definitely...
Worth a Watch.