hieves Like Us a few years ago which serves as the basis for this bittersweet film noir released in 1948 and was Director Nicholas Ray's debut feature film. You can't help but think while watching it of the Bonnie and Clyde movie with Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. Here we find a young married couple on the dodge after robbing a bank. Farley Granger stars as "Bowie" Bowers and Cathy O'Donnell is "Keechie" Mobley. They're both very innocent and vulnerable looking, but they're on the wrong side of the law. Farley has murdered a cop, so he's a killer. Since this is noir, we know they're headed for a doomed end. The sound quality of the DVD I watched included lots of static that was distracting, especially trying to hear the spoken dialogue, but I liked the movie just the same. The gritty Depression-era atmosphere is nicely done. The camera work shot from a helicopter of the fleeing car was the first time ever done in a movie. If you can find a better copy than the one I watched, then I'd recommend this film noir.
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