Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Sarah Dr. Clive Riordan (Robert Newton) has put up with the very long list of his wife Storm's (Sally Gray) various affairs. He determines that he will kill the next man who Storm sets her sights on. So when she and an American named Bill Kronin (Phil Brown) meet at a cocktail party and strike up a quick relationship, Dr. Clive sets his plan into action. Robert Newton absolutely shines in his portrayal of a man who has just been given 'the last straw'. The complete opposite of the rolling-eyed, mumbling pirate for which he is best remembered for, he desplays perfect eloquence and diction, along with a stage presence that cannot be ignored. Always calm, polite, and ever one step ahead of all those around him. Robert Newton is an absolute joy to watch, and you can't help rooting for him to have a happy ending.Sally Gray delivers a very sincere and believable performance as someone who is used to getting her own way, always trying to prove she is just as smart as her husband. I found her to be very well casted, as she was able to hold her own alongside Robert Newton.Phil Brown also deserves praise for his work. Definitely a tough role to pull off, he manages to joke and remain calm in the face of death. Some other reviewers say he was 'too stiff upper-lipped' about it, but such was the way in which gentlemen of that era conducted themselves. Very well acted. Naunton Wayne, as Superintendent Finsbury of Scotland Yard, is absolutely delightful. True British wit and cunning at its best. Quite a few whicked one-liners, dry calmness, and a smarter-than-you-think-he-is personality along with great chemistry between him and Robert Newton in the few scenes they share, cements him as a force to be reckoned with. A perfect portrayal of the infamous Scotland Yard Superintendent character.All in all, this masterpiece kept me in suspense the entire time. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, and the superbly-written script and strong performances made me want to watch it over again immediately afterwards so as to enjoy getting pulled in again. One of Robert Newton's best works, extremely under-rated by a generation that does not appreciate a movie unless it has explosions, and a true joy to watch, this movie will remain a favorite of mine for the rest of my life.

Catharina_Sweden I liked this crime movie about the classic love triangle - young, beautiful wife-older, ugly husband-younger and more attractive lover - very much. It kept me hooked! It is not a crime story in the modern sense of the word - I mean with a lot of violence, blood, gore, dead unpleasant-looking corpses etc. - but more like a murder mystery from the golden age of murder mysteries (such as Agatha Christie's). The difference from the latter is that we as viewers know the truth from the beginning, and that the enjoyment comes from seeing the criminal, his intended victim, and the superintendent who is trying to solve the case, try to outwit each other. It is pleasant to watch just because it is so free from violence - everybody speaks calmly and acts like civilized people. I liked the superintendent, played by Naunton Wayne, especially much - such a charming, unassuming and intelligent man!

Hitchcoc Robert Newton (whom I remember from Disney' "Treasure Island") is the one with the obsession. He is a psychologist whose wife (a real minx) has been having a series of affairs with young men. He finally reaches the end of his rope and decides to kill the next one. He happens to be a young American playboy who, unfortunately, is the one. Newton locks him in a room, hidden away, not far from his garage. He visits him frequently. He has him chained and bolted to the wall and has marked an arc, representing the distance he can go from his cot. Every day he goes into a bathroom with a water bottle full of what appears to be acid. The idea is to torment the guy and then kill him, later using the acid to consume the body and send it down the drain. Bill Conin, the victim, is glib and manages to keep his spirits up. While his disappearance at first is big news, he is soon relegated to the back pages, and, after three months, there is no mention of him. That is until Newton gets his wife's ire up by disposing of her dog (actually, he wants to use the dog to test the acid), but Bill gets hold of the dog and keeps him behind his arc. Now she is willing to go to Scotland yard and complain, and a series of questions occur and a superintendent gets involved. He's sort of a prototype of Columbo, always asking one more question. The acting is splendid. None of the people here are very admirable. Newton is fixated on the "perfect" murder. The wife is just as bad as Newton figured, and her paramour has few redeeming qualities (not that he deserved his fate). The suspense builds nicely with dark images. The language is delightful, especially the visits to the hidden room when the threat of death lingers in the air. A really fine film.

lfisher0264 If you like this film, see if you can get hold of DEAR MURDERER, which has a similar plot and stars Eric Portman and Greta Gynt as the cuckolded husband/ faithless wife, with Dennis Price as one of her lovers. Again, murderer and victim share a long chat and seem to quite like each other. It was made a few years earlier, I think. But that doesn't stop this film being brilliant, with excellent playing from all the protagonists. Storm seems a thoroughly unlikeable woman. Presumably she stays with her husband because he is coining it as a psychiatrist in Harley Street with rich private patients. On my DVD cover a "Wayne Naughton" is credited - surely they mean Welsh comedian Naunton Wayne who is brilliant here (as always) as the Superintendent. He's one of those eccentric detectives, but he doesn't overplay his hand as Alistair Sim might have. He has a sad little speech about how he thought about marriage for so long that he missed the bus. A liking seems to spring up between him and Dr. Riordan, too.