Be like me and buy every one of the WB Film Noir Box Sets. On Dangerous Ground is the first one I watched out of Vol. 3 and it alone makes the box worth grabbing.
Noir staple Robert Ryan plays Robert Ryan (a tough cop who regularly beats up bad guys). "Why do you make me do it? You know you're gonna talk!" The first act takes place in a dark, rainy city. The cinematography sets up the first-person, lonely, hopeless sort of feeling quite well. Then the film completely shifts character -- Ryan is transferred out to the wintry countryside to catch a killer on the loose. Watching Ryan act is always a treat. There are some scenes where he doesn't even speak, but manages to speak volumes through expressions and body language.
Don't rent it, buy the set!
