Rewind, Review, Re-Rate: ‘Framed’: A Criminally Underrated Noir Thriller

(L–R) Fallen on hard times, Mike Lambert (Glenn Ford) falls in with two schemers: Paula (Janis Carter) and Steve (Barry Sullivan), in “Framed.” Columbia Pictures

Approved | 1h 22min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | 25 May 1947 (USA)

Out-of-work mining engineer Mike Lambert (Glenn Ford) is going through some hard times and things just got worse. The brakes have partially given out on the commercial truck he’s driving, and he struggles with its steering wheel and gears to keep on the winding mountain road.