# Impact (1949)

> A presumed-dead businessman hides in an Idaho garage while an adulterous murder plot and a mistaken identity threaten to destroy everyone he once trusted.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15110

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Arthur Lubin
- Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn, Helen Walker, Anna May Wong, Robert Warwick, Clarence Kolb, Art Baker
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041503/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, fatalistic, melodramatic, classic noir night, rainy day viewing

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