qu ate ▁and ▁the ▁direction ▁is ▁sever ely ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁the ▁low ▁budget ▁( although ▁director ▁Jack ▁Bern hard ▁and ▁cam er aman ▁George ▁Robinson ▁do ▁manage ▁a ▁few ▁surprising ▁camera ▁angles ). ▁But ▁the ▁screen play ▁is ▁a ▁del ici ously ▁nast y ▁and ▁a uda cious ▁expos é ▁on ▁the ▁tw isted ▁ps y che ▁of ▁a ▁truly ▁le th al ▁femme ▁f ata le . ▁Cla ire ▁C umm ings ▁is ▁a ▁gold ▁d igger ▁with ▁no ▁conscience ▁what so ever . ▁She ' s ▁out ▁for ▁herself ▁and ▁if ▁anyone ▁gets ▁in ▁the ▁way , ▁well ▁... ▁she ▁pack s ▁a ▁revol ver ▁and ▁a ▁sharp ▁kn ife . ▁ ▁Cla ire ▁C umm ings ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dead ly ▁femme ▁fatal es ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁film ▁no ir , ▁easily ▁fitting ▁alongside ▁such ▁other ▁brut al ▁d ames ▁as ▁Ph yll is ▁Diet rich son ▁from ▁Double ▁Ind em n ity , ▁Kath ie ▁M off at ▁from ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁Past , ▁An nie ▁Laur ie ▁St arr ▁from ▁Gun ▁Cra zy , ▁and ▁V era ▁from ▁Ed gar ▁G . ▁Ul mer ' s ▁own ▁Det our . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁movie ▁was ▁released , ▁there ▁was ▁confusion ▁about ▁who ▁the ▁screen writer ▁was . ▁Some ▁sources ▁state ▁that ▁much ▁acc laimed ▁B ▁movie ▁director ▁Ed gar ▁G . ▁Ul mer ▁was ▁the ▁un cred ited ▁original ▁screen writer ▁of ▁Bl onde ▁Ice . ▁However , ▁this ▁theory ▁has ▁been ▁dis