Question 1

How did the film cleverly hint at a character's drug addiction while avoiding Production Code restrictions?

Accepted Answer

Tommy Scalise frequently uses a nasal inhaler without obvious congestion, referencing Benzedrine amphetamine inhalers that were legal decongestants at the time but had stimulant effects, dodging the narcotics taboo.

Question 2

Which festival screened this film decades after its release?

Accepted Answer

The Locarno International Film Festival featured it in 2012.

Question 3

What unusual detail appears during the opening credits?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Newman's 'Street Scene Theme' is whistled over credits written in chalk on a sidewalk, instead of the traditional Fox fanfare.

Question 4

Who made their only feature film appearance in this movie, and how did they get the role?

Accepted Answer

Fashion designer Oleg Cassini, who was married to Gene Tierney at the time, reportedly talked director Otto Preminger into giving him the part.

Question 5

What was significant about this film in Otto Preminger's career?

Accepted Answer

It was the last in a series of films Preminger made as a director-for-hire for Twentieth Century Fox in the 1940s, following Laura, Fallen Angel, and Whirlpool.

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