The allure here is the tech-no-babble and gadgetry. Other than that it is a typical "Product" from MGM and it was this type of thing that the Studio dismissed as necessary but beneath the prestige of the Organization that was always "roaring" that they were the King.
But it is an interesting debut from the Director and the two Leads flirt away with comical cynicism. There are a couple of non-laboratory scenes that stand out but most of the intrigue is played out in the exposition of the "new" (you Criminals better watch out) Science now known as Crime Scene Investigation.
Nowhere near the richness of good Film-Noir that was rumbling but wouldn't truly emerge until after the War, this is overall worth a watch if not very intriguing. It is mostly lightweight and only mildly interesting.
But it is an interesting debut from the Director and the two Leads flirt away with comical cynicism. There are a couple of non-laboratory scenes that stand out but most of the intrigue is played out in the exposition of the "new" (you Criminals better watch out) Science now known as Crime Scene Investigation.
Nowhere near the richness of good Film-Noir that was rumbling but wouldn't truly emerge until after the War, this is overall worth a watch if not very intriguing. It is mostly lightweight and only mildly interesting.