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When 2 detectives steal $80,000 from a dead robber, one of them suffers from a guilty conscience which could lead to murder.When 2 detectives steal $80,000 from a dead robber, one of them suffers from a guilty conscience which could lead to murder.When 2 detectives steal $80,000 from a dead robber, one of them suffers from a guilty conscience which could lead to murder.
James Anderson
- Patrolman in Locker Room
- (uncredited)
William Boyett
- Stimson
- (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
- Murdered Man in Elevator
- (uncredited)
Richard Deacon
- Mr. Mace
- (uncredited)
George Dockstader
- Fugitive
- (uncredited)
King Donovan
- Evney Serovitch
- (uncredited)
Bridget Duff
- Bridget Farnham
- (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
- Sam Marvin
- (uncredited)
Jerry Hausner
- Hausner--Nightclub Boss
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Hawkins
- Delivery Boy
- (uncredited)
Tom Monroe
- Patrolman Tom
- (uncredited)
Chris O'Brien
- Coroner
- (uncredited)
Kenneth Patterson
- Detective Lt. Lubin
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe little baby girl who appears at the beginning of the movie is the daughter of Howard Duff and Ida Lupino.
- GoofsThe end titles are supposed to read as "Made in Hollywood, USA" but Hollywood is misspelled as "Hollwood."
- Quotes
Lilli Marlowe: Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed I'd meet a drunken slob in a bar who'd give me fifty bucks and we'd live happily ever after.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Frances Farmer Presents: Private Hell 36 (1958)
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Good noir film with some solid acting.
Very watchable film, especially scenes with Steve Cochran. He is absolutely beautiful to look at, one of the most gorgeous men ever captured on film. He is also the best actor of the cast, bringing a sly grace to his role. He seems very on target as a cop who sees an opportunity to get rich off of money from a dead murder suspect. Ida Lupino does a capable job as the object of his lust, but she was a bit long in the tooth at that point, and just didn't "fit" as a femme fatale. Howard Duff went way overboard in his portrayal of the "good" cop. His teeth-clenching, jaw-rubbing portrayal of moral dilemma was kind of strained. Dorothy Malone did a suprisingly good job as Duff's wife. Her performance in the film was one of the most subtle she ever gave. The film suffered when it got really bogged down in the middle as they searched for the suspect at the racetrack. A lot of that should have been trimmed out. Otherwise, a nice film for a rainy afternoon.
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- bearndahl
- May 27, 2000
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- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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