Ambitious young attorney Gerald I. Latimer (Lee Bowman) helps mayoral candidate Daniels (Samuel S. Hinds) and district attorney candidate Turnely to be elected; the pair had vowed to rid the city of its pernicious criminal rackets. The two elected officials are unaware that Gerald has paired up with one of the city's biggest gangsters, Matty (John Litel), to get help in getting Gerald elected to the U.S. Senate in exchange for future political favors.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Thriller |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Jack Chertok, Dore Schary |
Directed By: | Fred Zinnemann |
Written By: | Allen Rivkin, John C. Higgins |
Cast: | James Flavin, Nella Walker, Tom Quinn, Cathy Lewis, Duke York, Howard C. Hickman, Leon Belasco, Al Hill, Eddy Chandler, John Litel, Edward Keane, Samuel S. Hinds, Paul Fix, Mitchell Lewis, Ernie Alexander, Mark Daniels, George M. Carleton, Jack Woody, Margaret Bert, Kit Guard, Van Heflin, Sam Ash, George Noisom, Emmett Vogan, Wilbur Mack, Marsha Hunt, Ava Gardner, Eugene Borden, William Lally, Roy Brent, John Ince, Thomas Murray, Robert Blake, Philo McCullough, Eddie Quillan, Lee Bowman, George Lloyd, Hugh Chapman, Jeff York, Brooks Benedict, Edward Hearn, Cliff Clark, Ken Christy |
In Theaters: | Apr 01, 1942 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 14 minutes |
Production: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
Budget: | $199,000 |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |