Superb suspenser directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Arnold as Duncan "Mac" MacLain, a blind detective who works with help from a seeing eye dog. MacLain is enlisted to investigate the relationship between an egocentric actor (John Emery) and the stepdaughter (Donna Reed) of an old friend, with murder, a secret formula, and Nazis all playing a part in the mystery. Ann Harding, Allen Jenkins co-star in this adaptation of Baynard Kendrick's novel "The Odor of Violets." 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.