Railroaded!

Year: 1947

Grade: B-

Country: USA

Director: Mann

Review

another non-western by anthony mann. this one’s a film noir similar to hitchcock’s “wrong man.” stylistically and plotwise it’s a pretty stock film noir. there are some well shot sequences, especially those involving the villain – john ireland (red river, my darling clementine, a walk in the sun, gunfight at the ok corral, spartacus, etc.). sheila ryan plays the femme fatale and turns in a particularly caustic performance. ed kelly is the fall guy and, though he’s well cast, doesn’t do anything near what richard conte (call northside 777) or henry fonda (wrong man) did in their own “wrong man” type pictures. overall it’s a pretty decent noir, it’s got some good lines, some corny moments, some good cinematography and some good acting.