The read
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
135 audience votes
Key crew
- Stuart HeislerDirector
- Jonathan LatimerScreenplay
- Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
- Walter ScharfOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Brian DonlevyPaul Madvig
- Veronica LakeJanet Henry
- Alan LaddEd Beaumont
- Bonita GranvilleOpal 'Snip' Madvig
- Richard DenningTaylor Henry
- Joseph CalleiaNick Varna
- William BendixJeff
- Frances GiffordNurse
- Donald MacBrideFarr
- Margaret HayesEloise Matthews
- Moroni OlsenRalph Henry
- Eddie MarrRusty
Stills
Themes
film noir