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Bogart's character is presented as more of a dogged, plodding but sharp bureaucrat (when was the last time you saw an "action" hero who wears a bow-tie?) than an intrepid, guns-blazing crimefighter; unfortunately, Bogart's persona is too strong for the former and he is, frankly, too old for the latter, and he seems just a tad lethargic throughout much of the film.