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Sylvia Sydney stars as a ruthless congresswoman who clashes with political boss George Raft when she runs for governor. When she can't woo his support, she takes him and his all-powerful Tomahawk Club head on in a campaign of clean government--until her own dirty tricks start to backfire on her. Only then, after she has a good cry, does she pick up the pieces with the support of former foes to take another shot at the campaign, this time for all the right reasons. Espousing equality but falling back on hackneyed melodrama clichés, the film has its feet in two worlds, which is not all that surprising for an ambitious low-budget drama from the 1940s. But more empowering than the conflicted message is Sydney's energized performance as the political pro, taking on the power-playing big boys at their own game on their field of play. Raft is his usual stiff, steely self, hardly blinking as he falls for his attractive opponent, but always reminding us there's a viper behind his hard smile. This noirish take on the war of the sexes never rises above its modest budget, but director Edwin L. Marin, with the help of the legendary cinematographer Karl Struss (Sunrise), gives the film a handsome stylistic polish. --Sean Axmaker
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