The sound of the engine, the wagons gliding
effortlessly along the tracks, the train conductor sounding the horn — it's a very exciting world for a kid!
On the surface, this 1965 mystery is no more than a smartly done, intelligently written thriller but Preminger's fierce cinematic intelligence guides a fluid camera that
effortlessly tracks, glides, and reframes characters as they shift through scenes, shifting our perspective
along the way.