Although some have suggested the resemblance of this film to classic film noir, Mordden rejects the comparison based on Rossen's ultra-realistic style, also noting that the film lacks noir's "Treacherous Woman or its relish in discovering crime among the bourgeoisie, hungry bank clerks and lusty wives."
Iako su neki sugerirali sličnost filma s klasičnim film noirom, Mordden odbacuje takvu usporedbu navodeći Rossenov ultra-realistični stil, dodavši kako filmu nedostaje "Fatalna žena noira ili privlačnost otkrivanja zločina među buržoazijom, gladnih bankovnih službenika i pohotnih žena."