99 River Street

99 River Street is a 1953 black and white film. The film, directed by Phil Karlson, takes place one night in New York city. 99 River Street, considered film noir, was produced by Edward Small with cinematography by Franz Planer. John Payne plays Ernie Driscoll a former boxer who had to give up fighting after substaining an injury in the ring. He's now a New York taxi driver. His wife, Pauline, unhappy living a poor life, is having an affair with a richer man who happens to be a criminal. The criminal, after being unable to sell some stolen diamonds, kills Pauline and then attempts to frame her husband with the crime. The film receives mostly positive reviews. Dave Kehr from the Chicago Reader calls 99 River Street "an example of the kind of humble brilliance that often emerged from the American genre cinema."