Crown v. Stevens - Michael Powell (1936)

Bits of proto-noir shadow shine through this crime quickie. Priceless moments: a road construction crew providing audio/visual texture to a street scene and a female extra walking into a pharmacy and whispering her need to the knowing druggist just out of ear shot. Some really unusual settings including a glassed office in a wallpaper/paint shop, the echoing spaces of the villainous females apartments and the world's largest newel. BTW, the title refers to an event that never takes place in the movie...