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In the first of Fritz Lang's trio of newspaper films, Norah, a telephone operator, suspects that she may have committed a murder but is unable to remember. After receiving a "Dear Jane" letter from her boyfriend in the Korean War, Norah impetuously accepts a blind date with lecherous artist, Harry Prebble. At the luxurious .. Read more

Starring	Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Anne Sothern
Director	Fritz Lang
Genres	Drama, Family

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- Relatively minor but still gripping film noir, in which Baxter, jilted by her soldier fiancÃ, goes on a blind date... read more on Time Out
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  Not one of Lang's best
  
  I had high hopes for this, as I had previously seen and admired the better-known examples of Fritz Lang's later work, notably 'The Big Heat', '... read more »
  
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  Fritz fits the Bill
  
  Even a second rate Fritz Lang is better than many, and this one doesn't disappoint. I had no qualms about the performances, which got better as the story ... read more »
  
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  Good start but tails off...
  
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  Not one of Lang's best
  
  I had high hopes for this, as I had previously seen and admired the better-known examples of Fritz Lang's later work, notably 'The Big Heat', '... read more »
  
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  Not one of Lang's best
  
  I had high hopes for this, as I had previously seen and admired the better-known examples of Fritz Lang's later work, notably 'The Big Heat', '... read more »
  
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  Good start but tails off...
  
  This film noir starts with a good premise and has some tense moments and good performances but a few plot-holes and an ending that is far too convenient really ... read more »
  
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  Fritz fits the Bill
  
  Even a second rate Fritz Lang is better than many, and this one doesn't disappoint. I had no qualms about the performances, which got better as the story ... read more »
  
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  In the first of Fritz Lang's trio of newspaper films, Norah, a telephone operator, suspects that she may have committed a murder but is unable to remember. After receiving a "Dear Jane" letter from her boyfriend in the Korean War, Norah impetuously accepts a blind date with lecherous artist, Harry ...