There's something to this story of Professor Unrath and Lola at the Blue Angel, but with Dan Duryea added to the mix. The respected cashier Robinson, having been honored by his co-workers and boss and having seen his boss slip out for a night on the town with a doubtful woman, finds out just how slippery the ground beneath his feet is when he tries to do the same. Bennett and Duryea ruin him, mock him but he overturns the applecart, sending them on their way to their own Hell.
How pathetic Robinson is! He must pursue his hobby in the bathroom, out of sight from Rosalind Ivan, playing another battle ax, and when his buddy from work stops, Robinson is like the boy caught smoking. We almost feel good for him for rescuing Bennett from Duryea until we see the designs the sleazy Bennett has on the little man. She portrays the part wonderfully. "Lazy Legs" Duryea calls her, but she is more of a spider, luring fly Robinson to her web. Duryea is wonderfully oily.
I think our one reviewer is correct: Lang surely was dissatisfied with the 'it was all a dream' finale to 'Window' that he took this one to a more satisfying conclusion.
How pathetic Robinson is! He must pursue his hobby in the bathroom, out of sight from Rosalind Ivan, playing another battle ax, and when his buddy from work stops, Robinson is like the boy caught smoking. We almost feel good for him for rescuing Bennett from Duryea until we see the designs the sleazy Bennett has on the little man. She portrays the part wonderfully. "Lazy Legs" Duryea calls her, but she is more of a spider, luring fly Robinson to her web. Duryea is wonderfully oily.
I think our one reviewer is correct: Lang surely was dissatisfied with the 'it was all a dream' finale to 'Window' that he took this one to a more satisfying conclusion.