Directed by:
Abraham PolonskyScreenplay:
Abraham PolonskyCinematography:
George BarnesComposer:
David RaksinCast:
John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor, Howland Chamberlain, Paul Fix, Barry Kelley, Paul McVey, Roy Roberts, Beatrice Pearson, Beau Bridges (more)Plots(1)
A lawyer gets caught in a three way squeeze between his racketeer boss, his racketeer brother, and the anti-crime tactics of a new prosecutor who would like to jail the entire lot. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![John Garfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/936/161936893_a3e3ef.jpg)
John Garfield
USA
Best movies:
Les Années difficiles (1948)
Juarez (1939)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
![Thomas Gomez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273208_6e1519.jpg)
Thomas Gomez
USA
Best movies:
Key Largo (1948)
Phantom Lady (1944)
Anne of the Indies (1951)
![Marie Windsor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/542/162542490_bee461.jpg)
Marie Windsor
USA
Best movies:
The Killing (1956)
The Hucksters (1947)
Bedtime Story (1964)
![Howland Chamberlain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/894/159894740_0df986.gif)
Howland Chamberlain
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
A Song Is Born (1948)
![Paul Fix](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272347_af9850.jpg)
Paul Fix
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Scarface (1932)
![Barry Kelley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/049/262/49262615_18eeb2.jpg)
Barry Kelley
USA
Best movies:
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Carrie (1952)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
![Paul McVey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/570/158570860_705cc4.jpg)
Paul McVey
USA
Best movies:
Love Is News (1937)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
![Roy Roberts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000175_3215bd.jpg)
Roy Roberts
USA
Best movies:
Chinatown (1974)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Beatrice Pearson
USA
Best movies:
Force of Evil (1948)
![Beau Bridges](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/433/162433020_e50ead.png)
Beau Bridges
USA
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
![Arthur O'Connell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576474_bfdcb7.jpg)
Arthur O'Connell
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
The Last Valley (1971)
Richard Reeves
USA
Best movies:
The Killing (1956)
Tickle Me (1965)
Unconquered (1947)
![William H. O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000169_7ce976.jpg)
William H. O'Brien
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
![Paul Frees](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185695_ed6d53.jpg)
Paul Frees
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Grand Prix (1966)
![Robert B. Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256220_6a16e2.jpg)
Robert B. Williams
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
North by Northwest (1959)
A Patch of Blue (1965)
![Chuck Hamilton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/354/159354314_9d0f46.jpg)
Chuck Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
Modern Times (1936)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
![Max Wagner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/381/159381932_f062f5.jpg)
Max Wagner
Mexico
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
![Sam Ash](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/789/159789781_d8507f.jpg)
Sam Ash
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Ralph Brooks
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
After the Thin Man (1936)
![Larry J. Blake](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/888/159888689_a6f1e3.jpg)
Larry J. Blake
USA
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Band of Angels (1957)
High Noon (1952)