Early in the film Angel Face (1952), Robert Mitchum slaps Jean Simmons in the face:
When [autocratic director Otto] Preminger called for retake after retake, Mitchum, worried about his costar’s face, finally hit the director across the face and then asked him if he would like another slap.
– Mayer and Mc Donnell, Encyclopedia of Film Noir (2007)
an alcoholic descends into the the nether world of New York to satisfy his craving. Ray Milland earned his first Oscar in this break-through role.
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