This scene has a typical detective interrogating somebody in a place other than a police station. The shadows are being portrayed from one light source. This means that there would be several shadows in this scene to create suspense and mystery because the audience could suggest something action packed could occur. The low key lighting used creates this because it makes the room dark because of the shadows. It's almost like somebody is waiting in the shadows to attack the detective. The corners of the room are dark which forces the audience to try and investigate the objects in the room.
Top lighting is used so their faces are clearly displayed in the scene because there is nothing to hide here. Sometimes the detective's face has a shadow on the right side of his face because the light comes from the top left side.
There aren't any filler light in this scene to utilise the shadows constructed by the light. Therefore, the effect of the film noir is still in play.
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