rather go location make realistic film drug addiction windy city contrarian director otto preminger decided go opposite way make movie appear artificial possible thus flying face fashion set men like kazan huston zinnemann making pictures world nelson algren whose novel movie based went record despising it what one wonders preminger to movie waybr br the sets film minimal suggest mr magoo cartoon louie drug pusher attired resemble sort gangster artists mad magazine used draw arnold stang wonderful comedian was seems place serious picture like this appearance topped exaggerated oversized baseball cap elicits laughter robert strauss another actor best known humorous roles likewise place large heavily jowled face runyonesque delivery lines seems appropriate jerry lewis movie this stars frank sinatra kim novak eleanor parker work overtime keep viewer snickering sinatra jittery manic throughout suggesting man ill ease himself hence wholly appropriate role drug addict miss novak plantlike sublimely deadpan sympathetic seems product artfully dingy slums graces film parker pure hollywood hardworking crippled crafty zosch never convincing neither filmbr br i recommend movie anyone interested realistic depiction lives drug addicts america caligari sets alone make unbelievable preminger may aiming dream effect cardboard backgrounds give proceedings surreal feeling nightmare operetta perhaps harking back premingers early days vienna