Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

andliff Behind Green Lights was released in February of 1946, and because of that I felt I would be bored or even frustrated by the acting and the story line. But that just wasn't the case. I really enjoyed the feeling the film gave me as I watched it, it just had the "old classic" feel about it. Most of the film takes place in the police station with the classic "everyone is smoking and wearing a suit". The film is black and white, and given what the film is about, it is very fitting and adds to the film. The opening scene starts with a small dialogue between two very important people of the film, Walter Bard and Janet Bradley. Janet just happens to be the daughter of a candidate running for mayor with the elections the following Tuesday. Not much is revealed in this opening scene but there's enough to wonder why the movie starts out with it. After some conversations at the police station, introducing some of press characters and other cops, the main event takes place; a dead body is found in a car right outside of the station. It's Walter Bard, dead, in his car by himself, with a gun wound. At this point you really start to get hooked by the many plot twists and endless possibilities of what could have happened, it keeps you guessing and just when you think you know what's going in it changes again. The lieutenant, Sam Carson, is really put into a tough situation as it is his job to find out what happened and who the murderer is. There are multiple suspects of who it could have been and multiple small sub stories of others' points of view helps you understand where these people are coming from and their motives, and truly demonstrating that the film hits the mark of the drama genre. As Lt. Carson starts to investigate and conduct more interviews with the possible "murderer", you really start to narrow it down. You start predicting that it is Janet or Nora, the victim's wife who is trying to get a divorce. I really liked the personal struggle of Lt. Sam Carson in doing what is right, even though he was enticed by one of the main newspaper owners to book one of the suspects in order to potentially corrupt an important mayoral election coming up for personal gain, recognition, and to avoid embarrassment for the police staff, but being a man of the truth and knowing what is right he made sure to do what it took to find the truth. He was fair with everyone and tried to get everyone's point of view. The film does a really good job of telling the stories and background stories for the characters without taking away from the main storyline. It does so to add to the story instead of take away or even distract from it. You realize that each person has their struggles and you start to see that each person is trying to do what's best for themselves or the ones they care about. One part that really demonstrated this was from the new lover of Nora, Arthur. Without giving away too much, he sees that Nora could be in real trouble and he does what he has to do to make sure that she'll be alright even if it meant he would be the one in big trouble. This makes it easy to relate to. I don't say that meaning everyone will be involved in a murder crime one day, but there will be times when our integrity will be questioned, when we have to make a decision to do what's right, when we may have to sacrifice for the ones we love, or even when a close friend gets in trouble. This film does a good job of telling an honest story of the characters' struggles. It goes beyond just your typical mystery. The director did a fantastic job of combining those genres into one great film, by connecting to the actors and the multiple plots twists which makes it easy to connect to.

JohnHowardReid This major studio "B" is available on a Grapevine DVD coupled with Poverty Row's Lady in the Death House (1944) which allows us a rare opportunity to compare major to minor "B" styles. Well, as you might expect, except in one respect, the 20th Century Fox product has it all over the Gower Street offering, despite the fact that Lady in the Death House has a decent plot, a very capable cast and skillful direction. But Lady does have one over-riding asset: In my mind I can picture Poverty Row's heroine Jean Parker very accurately indeed. Who could forget Parker's walk to the death chamber as the camera tracks with her for her 49 steps? However, where the Fox picture excels is in the spread and variety of its sets, the enormous roll-up of players (led by William Gargan, with John Ireland in a small role, plus Roy Roberts, Mabel Paige, Richard Crane, Mary Anderson) and the nimble, fast- paced direction (Otto Brower). But I can't recall the Fox movie's number one star, Carole Landis, at all. Even looking at her photo doesn't stir my memory one bit. On the other hand, Don Beddoe I remember particularly well even though he's not listed (or pictured) on the DVD cover at all, despite the fact that – with his usual expertise – he plays a major part in the action.

csteidler William Gargan is police lieutenant Sam Carson. He admits he would like to be chief but he's not about to compromise his principles. He makes that fact pretty clear to tabloid magnate Max Calvert (Roy Roberts), who is looking to stir up the approaching election by pushing a murder story possibly involving a politician's daughter.Carole Landis is dignified and tight-lipped as Janet Bradley, that daughter. Yes, she visited the victim, a sleazy private detective, earlier that evening. No, she does not care to explain her business with him.Besides these main characters, a shady police doctor (Don Beddoe) sneaks information to reporters and generally delights in scandal. Mabel Paige has a key role as a flower lady who just wants her six bits. John Ireland is quite convincing in a too small role as a police detective. A roomful of news reporters crack wise and rush to their phones, a la The Front Page. A couple of nice plot twists, especially one involving an escapee from his jail cell, keep the viewing interesting. Gargan and Landis are strong as the leads—a couple of realists holding out for a breakthrough that may or may not come.Well done—a very entertaining if modest production.

Red-Barracuda A dead body is dumped outside a police station one night. This leads to a mystery involving a femme fatale and corruption.This was an entertaining mystery in my book. While it was set almost totally in two locations - the police station and the flat where the murder took place - it has a fairly polished feel and holds the interest throughout. The mystery is involving enough and there are some moments of noirish atmosphere and style towards the end. There were some elements of humour introduced which, while not being strictly necessary, weren't too distracting either. Behind Green Lights isn't a poverty row effort, it was made by one of the big studios so that may account for it's relatively impressive overall presentation. It's hardly a film that breaks the mould but it's a fairly effective little mystery that is worth watching if you like these kinds of flicks.