Watched it last night, and Wow! It packs a wallop.

Stars Lizabeth Scott, Don Defore, Dan Duryea, and Arthur Kennedy.

It's almost nighttime as Lizabeth and Arthur are driving to a get-together and a passing motorist throws something into the back seat of their open convertible. They stop and inspect the thing, which turns out to be a satchel filled with tens of thousands of dollars. From that point, fear, greed, murder and vindication ensues.

I thought it was a splendid example of film noir in terms of (plausible) story plot and twists. But I found the photography and direction pedestrian and unexciting. Since I'd never really seen much of Lizabeth Scott or Don Defore in films, I was pleasantly thrilled by their acting and presence. Defore esp. comes off as rather charming. Duryea and Kennedy put in their usual fine performances.

I highly recommend this movie. It came as part of a 5-DVD set and is entitled, Film Noir Killer Classics.