"The Woman in the Window," DVD, Black and White, 107 minutes, 1944, directed by Fritz Lang and starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, and Raymond Massey.

 It begins with an innocent flirtation—a chance meeting with the subject of an alluring painting--and leads to blackmail and murder.  Edward G. Robinson is the innocent victim, and Fritz Lang is the director who so deftly spins the web in which the star becomes entrapped.  This gripping film concludes with an astounding surprise ending.