Director Joe May carries the Weimar-era fascination with the urban street milieu to its furthest extreme by even showing, in an extended documentary-style prologue, how the pavement itself is made and laid into roads, which are then pounded by frenzied city inhabitants. Nice guy traffic cop – tasked with controlling the chaos of the street – falls for the wrong woman, but this time May hints at redemption for the female thief and a happy ending for the couple. By masterfully manipulating the lighting and constantly moving camera, May creates a chiaroscuro effect in the street scenes and achieves a virtuosic high point by shooting a climactic act of violence through a mirror.