The Guilty (1947)

Told in flashback, an ex-soldier (Don Castle) and his mentally unstable room mate (Wally Cassell) are in love with twin sisters (Bonita Granville in a dual role). When one of the twins goes missing, evidence points to the mentally unstable army buddy. Based on the short story HE LOOKED LIKE MURDER (republished as TWO MEN IN A FURNISHED ROOM) by Cornell Woolrich (THE BRIDE WORE BLACK) and directed by John Reinhardt (HIGH TIDE). A "B" entry in the film noir canon courtesy of poverty row studio, Monogram Pictures. Its pedigree may be low budget but this is a nifty little noir with a few twists and turns that keep you glued to the screen. The acting may be a little crude but Granville (a long way from her NANCY DREW days) does very well as the twin sisters, so much so that at first I thought it was another actress playing the "bad" twin. Economical in its storytelling, noir fans should be pleased. With Regis Toomey and John Litel (who played Granville's father in the Nancy Drew series) as an older boarder whose interest in the sisters is anything but fatherly.