Director
Jacques Tourneur
Leading Actors/Actresses
Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Kirk Douglas, Virginia Huston
Genre
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Language
English
Awards
n/a
Date of Release
1947
Producer
Warren Duff
Setting and Context
Tahoe and San Francisco 1947
Narrator and Point of View
Point of view is that of Jeff.
Tone and Mood
Serious, Dramatic, Film-Noir
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist is Jeff. Antagonists are Whit and Kathie.
Major Conflict
Kathie kills Jeff's partner and is trying to pin it on him.
Climax
Kathie kills Whit, Jeff calls the cops to let them know he and Kathie are coming, Kathie shoots Jeff and the cops shoot and kill Kathie.
Foreshadowing
Joe's arrival into town foreshadows the danger that lies ahead for Jeff.
Understatement
It is understated that Jeff wasn't trying to run away with Kathie; he was trying to stop her.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The Kid tells Ann that Jeff was running away with Kathie after his death. It's an allusion to his loyalty to Jeff that he would lie to Ann in order to release her from thinking of him any more.
Paradox
Jeff knows that he is putting his life on the line driving Kathie into the police barricade, but paradoxically does it anyway.
Parallelism
The "Jeff Bailey" sign above the gas station is paralleled from the opening scene into the last scene.
