A 3ª Voz

I had never heard of Hubert Cornfield and from what I have read up on his career, he was not a mainstream director, but he certainly does a good job of this B noir curiously entitled THE 3RD VOICE.

Extracting first class performances from O'Brien - on screen for most of the film -, Day and the immensely beautiful singer, Julie London, Cornfield adds nifty touches like the raven that suddenly turns up at the window, when O'Brien takes the decisive step to committing crimes, and at the dénouement at the end.

The appropriately unassuming musical score does not divert your attention from the action, sharp dialogue and clever script, adding unusual elements to run of the mill situations, all within a very tight 79'.

I found THE 3RD VOICE far better than I had anticipated. Strongly recommended.