“An innocent man has nothing to fear, remember that.”

This is a different kind of Hitchcock film, although it does follow a common Hitchcock theme: a man wrongly accused for a crime he didn’t commit. Based on a true story, it’s shot in black and white in a realistic, almost documentary style. Even the ending felt more realistic than most classic Hollywood movies I’ve seen.

Henry Fonda is perfectly cast and gives a great performance, often times not speaking much but saying everything with his facial expressions and eyes. During his arrest for a robbery he didn’t commit, we feel his disbelief, confusion, anger, shame, and ultimately despair.
All in all, a very good film noir.