Directed by:
Fred ZinnemannCinematography:
Paul VogelCast:
Van Heflin, Marsha Hunt, Lee Bowman, Samuel S. Hinds, Eddie Quillan, John Litel, Nella Walker, Robert Blake, Ava Gardner, Paul Fix, Mitchell Lewis, James Flavin (more)Plots(1)
When ambitious attorney Jerry Ladimer (Lee Bowman) makes a deal with a gangster for future political favors, his first order of business is to kill the DA, a reformer who vowed to wipe out the rackets. Appointed special prosecutor, Ladimer keeps tabs on forensic scientist Gordon McKay (Heflin), whose crime lab gathers the clues. So when the mayor (Samuel S. Hinds) begins to suspect the truth and is murdered before he can act, McKay digs up evidence that will lead to the lawyer, unless Ladimer can rub him out first. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Van Heflin
USA
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Marsha Hunt
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Lee Bowman
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Samuel S. Hinds
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Eddie Quillan
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John Litel
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Nella Walker
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Robert Blake
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Ava Gardner
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Paul Fix
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Mitchell Lewis
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James Flavin
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Philo McCullough
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Sam Ash
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Cliff Clark
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Emmett Vogan
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Wilbur Mack
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Kit Guard
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Edward Keane
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Brooks Benedict
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