The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Rick Mason is the no-good lowdown rat who tries to capitalize on postwar patriotism and grief. He finagles a war widow into giving up her savings for a nonexistent memorial. When Mason falls in love with the widow he has pangs of conscience, but he reckons without his con-artist boss, who tends to bolster his arguments with muscle and bullets.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
17 audience votes
Key crew
- George ShermanDirector
- Herbert H. MargolisScreenplay
- William BowersScreenplay
- Lou MorheimScreenplay
Cast
- John PayneRick Mason
- Joan CaulfieldDeborah Owens Clark
- Dan DuryeaSilky Randall
- Shelley WintersTory
- Dorothy HartMadeline
- Richard RoberMax
- Dan O'HerlihyDuke
- Nicholas JoyWalter Vanderline
- Percy HeltonCharlie Jordan
- Walter GreazaMr. Owens
- Patricia AlphinWaitress
- Harry AntrimMr. McNulty
Stills
Themes
con manfilm noir