Decoy (1946): B- Psuedo-Noir

By
Tony D'Ambra
– October 17, 2007Posted in: Articles, Films, Lobby

decoy Decoy (1946): B Psuedo Noir

A B- crime movie with noir pretensions. An overblown plot, average acting, and pedestrian direction add up to another camp oddity like Detour (1945), despite a fair effort by Jean Gillie as the maniacal femme-criminale.

Beats me why it has cult status for some.
 

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