Wh-o-o-o-O-O-H… rat-a-tat-tat…

“…police radio cars shrieking through darkened streets, guns blast at fleeing crimnals, the capture and arrest and police “line-up”… As a smashing climax, there will be a crowd scene, combining a holdup and theatre bombing.”

Daily Mirror, June 1, 1937

Context… 1937… noir and not noir…