This film noir plays out a bit like a Twilight Zone (not "Time Enough at Last") episode. Frank Thompson (Burgess Meredith), is hit on the head in an accident on the street. He remembers a prior life, but nothing of a more recent one. Next thing he knows dangerous men are after him. Police? Also someone's been murdered. But who, and why? And who's the blonde mixed up in this? If only he could remember... Meanwhile there's plenty of dimly lit streets, high camera angles, even higher contrast black and white cinematography and plenty of shadowy characters with sketchy stories.
This noir, with its unique twist on amnesia, is well worth a view.
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