Synopsis
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Movie Information
- Director
- Stuart Heisler
- Writers
- Jonathan Latimer
- Release Year
- 1942
- Runtime
- 85 minutes
- Genre
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (134 votes)
Top Cast
Brian Donlevy
Paul Madvig
Veronica Lake
Janet Henry
Alan Ladd
Ed Beaumont
Bonita Granville
Opal 'Snip' Madvig
Richard Denning
Taylor Henry
Joseph Calleia
Nick Varna
William Bendix
Jeff
Frances Gifford
Nurse
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