The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
90 audience votes
Key crew
- André de TothDirector
- Karl KambScreenplay
- William BowersScreenplay
- Louis ForbesOriginal Music Composer
- André de TothScreenplay
Cast
- Dick PowellJohn Forbes
- Lizabeth ScottMona Stevens
- Jane WyattSue Forbes
- Raymond BurrMacDonald
- John LitelDistrict Attorney
- Byron BarrBill Smiley
- Jimmy HuntTommy Forbes
- Ann DoranMaggie
- Selmer JacksonEd Brawley
- Margaret WellsTerry
- Dick WesselDesk Sergeant
- Eddie BordenPrison Visitor (uncredited)
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Themes
blackmailfilm noirlos angeles, californiaextramarital affair