[SoCal Pubbie]

Perhaps so, but he was making film well into the 1940's and by then the idiom of film was well established. I don't know if his style changed by then or not. I'm no film critic so I may have left out a lot in my explanation. Regardless, it is obvious of what I have seen of his films there was great composition in the shots.

[bannie]

I agree this was an amazing film. I was just commenting on the composition.