Quite a decent cinemascope image on this European Warner PAL DVD. There is some definite black/red boosting tending to give the image a very heavy look with occasional overly-red skin tones. It almost produces some unwanted moiring. Otherwise the colors look quite good and the widescreen ratio is impressive. It is acceptably sharp with a little haze to it. Only French subtitles but they are removable (not on the fly though - must press 'aucun' on the Languages selection screen). Consistent audio and no extras - but I recommend this bare-bones DVD and still wonder why region1/NTSC are dragging their heels on many of these hidden Hollywood gems.

For the film, it seems to have squeaked into the Noir genre and like any healthy hetero-male I'm all for Cyd Charisse twirling on the screen. The film has some basic weaknesses but if you can look beyond it Ray's signature is still bold enough to dole-out some keen enjoyment.    

Gary W. Tooze