Review of The Clay Pigeon

An RKO-produced movie, based on a true story, we follow the trials and tribulations of a post-war amnesic soldier suffering from PTSD who is under suspicion of treason and ratting on his fellow troops at Cabanatuan POW camp run by the Japanese army but escapes the hospital only to find that an old nemesis is trying to end him to preserve a dastardly scheme. There's intrigue, espionage-like work, action, romance and betrayal. The parts are played with vim and vigor and the pace is athletic. The noir here is more the atmosphere of strange forces at work and being hunted for unknown reasons leading to some dread and paranoia. Recommended.