Synopsis
A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.
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Cast
- Humphrey BogartVincent Parry
- Lauren BacallIrene Jansen
- Bruce BennettBob
- Agnes MooreheadMadge Rapf
- Tom D'AndreaCabby (Sam)
- Clifton YoungBaker
- Douglas KennedyDetective Kennedy
- Rory MallinsonGeorge Fellsinger
- Houseley StevensonDr. Walter Coley
- Mary FieldAunt Mary at Bus Station (uncredited)
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The third of four films teaming Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, this 1947 feature is a cinema classic. [20 Nov 2009, p.R21] - 88
LarsenOnFilm
A mixture of hard-boiled intrigue and mental instability, this dark passage takes us from the film noirs of its time to the psychological thrillers that Alfred Hitchcock would make in the 1950s. Altogether, it’s a wild, harrowing journey. - 83
The A.V. Club
Dark Passage is usually ranked as the least of the four Bogart-Bacall collaborations, but it's a practically perfect little noir exercise, with Bogart as a prison escapee tracking his wife's killer. - 80
Time Out
Brilliantly atmospheric San Francisco settings, memorably bizarre supporting performances, a superb use of subjective camera (much more effective than in Lady in the Lake) throughout the entire first third of the film. - 75
ReelViews
Dark Passage is a must see for fans of Bogart/Bacall. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
An example of how star power can compensate plot, this is the least electric of the Bogart-Bacall pairings; luckily, there's Agnes Moorehead, the screen's best hornet, to intervene whenever the going gets too lackadasical. - 70
Variety
Lauren Bacall's charm and Humphrey Bogart's ruggedness count heavily in a strange treatment of a murder story, which if it doesn't withstand scrutiny, does sustain mood and interest. - 63
Chicago Reader
An odd, atmospheric 1947 thriller with a San Francisco setting, adapted by writer-director Delmer Daves from a David Goodis novel and starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.