In fact, Daniels is the one actor who I would say did a distinctly better job than their 1941 counterpart. This is no great surprise, as I think Mary Astor is the weakest element of that version.

I like both of them, but they are completely different takes on the part, I think almost as significantly as Cortez and Bogart. The two versions don't have at all the same mood.

Dwight Frye gets almost no lines as Wilmer, but I think he's great.