Blind Alley
Gangster Hal Wilson takes psychiatrist Dr. Shelby hostage. While captive, the doctor analyzes Wilson as though he were a patient.
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"Chester Morris had a long career in Hollywood and on television, but he never made it as a leading man. In "Blind Alley," he plays Hal Wilson, a hardened criminal and killer. His performance seems overdone on the one hand, and not convincing on the other. But as the object of the wiles of Dr. Shelby, Wilson is interesting, even though his background is very familiar and predictable for such characters. This is a fine role for Ralph Bellamy who plays a very good Dr. Shelby. Similar plots to this one have made it into films, with criminals taking up temporary residence in a home. But..."
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By 1939 the Production Code wouldn't allow filmmakers to show the gun being fired or the victims being shot.
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Gangster Hal Wilson takes psychiatrist Dr. Shelby hostage. While captive, the doctor analyzes Wilson as though he were a patient.