Blind Alley (1939) | May 25, 1:15 pm

One of the very first Hollywood films that could be described as a noir, this brisk psychological thriller stars Chester Morris as an inmate who escapes from prison and hides out in the home of a famed psychiatrist (Ralph Bellamy). As the hostage doctor begins analyzing his captor and dredges up the secrets of his troubled past, the tables gradually turn. – The Criterion Channel

Director: Charles Vidor

Cast: Chester Morris, Ralph Bellamy, Ann Dvorak

Country: United States

Distributor: Columbia Pictures

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Platform: The Criterion Channel (Not currently available)

Special Programming: Classic Cinema

Author: Josh Hornbeck

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