The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't understand Matt's reluctance, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: he's seen Matt with mob lieutenant Harrigan. Jerry's friendship with John is tested by the question of what to do about Matt, and by his attraction to John's girl Amanda. Meanwhile, the threatened racketeers adopt increasingly violent means of defense.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
34 audience votes
Key crew
- William DieterleDirector
- Warren DuffScreenplay
Cast
- William HoldenJerry McKibbon
- Edmond O'BrienJohn Conroy
- Alexis SmithAmanda Waycross
- Tom TullyMatt Conroy
- Ed BegleyNeil Eichelberger
- Danny DaytonRoy Ackerman
- Adele LongmireCarmelina LaRue
- Ray TealClint, Police Captain
- Ted de CorsiaHarrigan
- Don PorterJoe Silbray
- Howard FreemanFogel
- Neville BrandRed