[The location was eventually revealed to be the basement area of Smith""s Grove Warren County Sanitarium.It was billed as "Paramount""s SHOCKING, SUSPENSE-FILLED MASTERPIECE OF LOVE...AND MURDER." From its opening sequence, he film identifies with the self-destructive murderer and his murder plot, using the metaphor of a train ride with the evil heroine that goes "all the way.Never go out anywhere, at leastshedoesn""t...It""s an odd household, too.That maidservant - most impertinent.I can""t get a thing out of her.She won""t talk to me, though she would quick enough if I wore trousers.The way she carries on with that policeman on the beat.It""s scandalous!At just that moment, Paula appears at her front door hesitant about taking a walk by herself outside.It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Morgan Freeman), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Sound - but it failed to win a single Oscar.