The read
It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
A former GI gets his old job back working for a bookie after returning from serving in the military. Unfortunately, he loses the $20,000 he was supposed to deliver to gambling and a con artist. His attempts to get the money back leads to bigger problems including a murder plot.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard J. GreenWriter
- R. Dale ButtsOriginal Music Composer
- Eugene FordeDirector
- Arnold BelgardWriter
Cast
- Don CastleHarry Lane
- Virginia ChristineMildred Elsworth
- Richard GainesRichard Elsworth
- Arthur SpaceRoy Hanford
- Edward KeaneMarty Floyd
- Jeff ChandlerAl Conway, henchman
- Mary GordonMrs. Bledsoe
- Harry CheshireEugene Hamilton
- Rita DuncanAlice Jamison
- Harry ShannonDet. Capt. R.W. Davis
- Earle S. DeweyDoctor Winters
- Wheaton ChambersConductor (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
casinogamblingnevadacon manflashbackfilm noirimpostor