Directed by:
Henry HathawayCinematography:
Joseph MacDonaldComposer:
Cyril J. MockridgeCast:
Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, Mark Stevens, Cathy Downs, Constance Collier, Ellen Corby, John Russell, Charles Cane, Lynn Whitney, Forbes Murray (more)Plots(1)
Lucille Ball has a change of pace role as the loyal secretary of a private eye in this brooding film noir about a man being set up for a murder rap. Framed by his partner years ago, hard-boiled detective Bradford Galt (Mark Stevens) served a two year stretch for manslaughter. Now trying to start over, he spends his time serving his clients and romancing his new secretary, Kathleen (Lucille Ball). But everything changes with the appearance of a sinister man in a whit suit (William Bendix) who's apparently working for Galt's ex-partner, Tony Jardine. When Jardine is killed, the police blame Galt. It's another frame, but if Galt can't prove he's innocent, this time he's headed for death row. (official distributor synopsis)
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