Barely Noir

Railroaded! (1947)

Directed by Anthony Mann this film stars John Ireland, Sheila Ryan, Hugh Beaumont and Jane Randolph. A young man is arrested for for a crime he didn't commit, will the truth be outed in time to save him?

This is a fairly average crime piece that really lacks any suspense or tension as it lacks a ticking clock. The film also lacks some of the ambiguity often found in the film noir genre because the audience knows everything from the start. Despite the average script the real weakness of the film is in some of the image quality being a little poor and the acting occasionally wooden.

2/5