The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
172 audience votes
Key crew
- Henry HathawayDirector
- Ben HechtScreenplay
- Charles LedererScreenplay
- David ButtolphOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Victor MatureNick Bianco
- Brian DonlevyAssistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo
- Coleen GrayNettie Cavallo
- Richard WidmarkTommy Udo
- Taylor HolmesEarl Howser
- Howard SmithWarden
- Karl MaldenSgt. William Cullen
- Anthony Ross'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited)
- Robert AdlerDetective (uncredited)
- Rollin BauerSing Sing Guard (uncredited)
- Harry BellaverBull Weed (uncredited)
- Dennis BohanGuard (uncredited)