Slightly better than the sum of its parts, this movie tells the tale of an insurance lawyer who works out a clever semi-legal scheme to keep his gold-digging gal in jewels - until he becomes somewhat the victim of his own success and gets terribly entangled with some 'dirty people'. Though drab in places, and woodenly acted for the most part (apart from Jean Hagen), there are several very short memorable scenes that kind of come out of nowhere - like a plain meal spiced up with a few herbs which make all the difference. In addition, we get introduced to some pretty heartless goons in the latter part that make an oversized impact by the end. This is never gonna win prizes for best noir of all time, but there are enough eye-catching flashes of brilliance here to leave a slight smile on your face by the end. 6.5/10.