@El Loro posted:I'd recommend it, Slim,
The film noir genre has its roots in silent German expressionist films. The likes of Fritz Lang and Billy Wilder came from Germany and were influential on film noir. (Fritz Lang and Charles Lang were not related). The film is a good example of the genre. The end section is an interesting use of sound as well to create tension.
Incidentally, in 1924 Alfred Hitchcock was sent by Gainsborough Pictures to studios near Berlin to work as assistant director and art director on a silent British/German film called "The Blackguard" and that experience was influential on his subsequent career. I don't think that's on Youtube though there are little extracts from it.
Okay, thanks El