A paroled convict is framed for murder and must clear himself before the police catch him.A paroled convict is framed for murder and must clear himself before the police catch him.A paroled convict is framed for murder and must clear himself before the police catch him.
Dan Ferniel
- Gene
- (as Daniel Ferniel)
Rock Hudson
- Detective
- (as Roc Hudson)
Anne P. Kramer
- Telegraph Clerk
- (as Ann Pearce)
Bobby Barber
- Tony
- (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
- Wife at Reno Bar
- (uncredited)
Edward Clark
- Drugstore Clerk
- (uncredited)
James Conaty
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
Robert Easton
- Fisher - Parking Lot Valet
- (uncredited)
George Eldredge
- Pop
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRock Hudson has a small role, his second, as a detective. He's billed as Roc Hudson.
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William Castle Directs a Good Murder Mystery
Scott Brady meets Peggy Dow at the Reno gambling spot run by John Russell. He helps her win $120 at the craps table. They are seated next to each other on the flight to Chicago. He tells her he's going to propose to Dorothy Hart. He doesn't notice, but she looks disappointed.
In Chicago, Miss Hart is enthusiastic, but she warns him her uncle will object. He's the head of the Syndicate and he doesn't want her wedding anyone from the criminal world. Brady says he'll talk to him, but on the way he is grabbed, shot and moved. When he wakes, he discovers her uncle has been killed and he's been identified as the killer. The cops are on to his old friends. His only possible help is Miss Dow and his old friend Bruce Bennett, now a Chicago detective.
William Castle directed this with a lot of Chicago location shooting. It's more a Black Mask sort of story than a straight noir, with the lighting touches limited to the El system and the final couple of minutes. The movie is directed for speed and efficiency -- a Universal programmer, but with a decent number of red herrings and good performances (particularly by Bennett) until the murk begins to clear for the viewer about two-thirds of the way through.
Observant fans will want to keep an eye out for Rock Hudson in his first credited role.
In Chicago, Miss Hart is enthusiastic, but she warns him her uncle will object. He's the head of the Syndicate and he doesn't want her wedding anyone from the criminal world. Brady says he'll talk to him, but on the way he is grabbed, shot and moved. When he wakes, he discovers her uncle has been killed and he's been identified as the killer. The cops are on to his old friends. His only possible help is Miss Dow and his old friend Bruce Bennett, now a Chicago detective.
William Castle directed this with a lot of Chicago location shooting. It's more a Black Mask sort of story than a straight noir, with the lighting touches limited to the El system and the final couple of minutes. The movie is directed for speed and efficiency -- a Universal programmer, but with a decent number of red herrings and good performances (particularly by Bennett) until the murk begins to clear for the viewer about two-thirds of the way through.
Observant fans will want to keep an eye out for Rock Hudson in his first credited role.
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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