This Gun for Hire
"Diabolique" called it a "superb film noir, achingly gorgeous to look at, and less weighed down by patriotism than "This Gun for Hire". Lake is clearly inexperienced but is so beautiful and enigmatic you overlook her flaws, and she once again teams marvelously with Ladd—two blonde shorties, full of mutual smirking/contempt/admiration. The core of the film is a platonic love story between Ladd and Brian Donlevy—but these actors don’t have chemistry; Ladd and Lake do."