The structure and character sense of the David Goodis novel are intact, and a full-throttle supporting cast has a ball with meaty parts.

This thriller is not quite up to the best Hitchcock, but it does prove that Delmer Daves is a man to watch. And The Dark Passage is a picture to see.

An odd, atmospheric 1947 thriller.

“Dark Passage” sometimes gets lost in the conversations about Bogart and Bacall’s collaborations, but it’s a clever noir that does several things to set itself apart.