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New York in 1948
posted by AusFemSTAFFMOD on March 15, 2017 at 5:39 PM
Great detective movie set on the streets of New York in 1948. It's like a time capsule of New York as the movie was filmed on it's streets and in it's apartments. They filmed real people and the real New York, no extras, no film stages., just the real crowds of New York City.
Watch out for the hairdressing salon, what an eye opener 
This movie is a real treasure..
Reply by rudely_murray
on April 26, 2017 at 1:26 PM
It's an impressive film. The location shooting - such a rarity in those days - is laudable and while the case which we follow is nothing new, the film is gripping with a fair amount of bite.
But oh boy, that narration. I lost count the number of times I rolled my eyes. Some of the lines are clinkers, and too many plot points are spelled out for us.
A very good film, but this fatal flaw holds it back from greatness, for me.
Reply by AusFem
on April 26, 2017 at 2:58 PM
Yes I found the narration annoying too. Just a short monologue in the beginning would have been fine.
Reply by rudely_murray
on April 27, 2017 at 9:45 AM
By the tenth time the narrator repeated, 'Ever see a guy who looks like this?' I was very close to throwing my coffee mug at the TV.