Eyes of the Underworld

I did not know that director Roy William Neill ever made film noir, crime films, but this one, produced by Universal studios in 1942, except for two or three scenes, is rather light touched, not a pure gritty crime movie; nothing to do with THE KILLERS nor CRISS CROSS and I am sure that Robert Siodmak would have given something totally different. But this one is agreeable to watch, it is fast paced, short - under sixty minutes - despite nothing really exceptional. Richard Dix had a quality to be able to play in any character place, whatever he did, he was convincing, no matter the quality of the story and directing. However Roy William Neill was more gifted in the Sherlock Holmes films and some horror features too.