The read
Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the police are hot on the couple's trail. Meanwhile, government officials begin a desperate search for an unknown individual who is infecting the city with smallpox.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do.
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Earl McEvoyDirector
- Hans J. SalterOriginal Music Composer
- Harry EssexScreenplay
Cast
- Evelyn KeyesSheila Bennet
- Charles KorvinMatt Krane
- William BishopDr. Ben Wood
- Dorothy MaloneAlice Lorie
- Lola AlbrightFrancie Bennet
- Barry KelleyTreasury Agent Johnson
- Carl Benton ReidHealth Commissioner Ellis
- Ludwig DonathDr. Cooper
- Art SmithAnthony Moss
- Whit BissellSid Bennet
- Roy RobertsMayor of New York
- Connie GilchristBelle - the Landlady
Stills
Themes
new york cityfilm noirb movieblack and whitelethal virus