Convicted of murdering his abusive father at age 13, Bill Clark is freed after 18 years behind bars. On his release, Bill meets Dan Monroe, who seems to be friendly, but is angered when he discovers that Monroe is a reporter exploiting Bill for a sensational story about the released "boy killer." Now wary of people and unused to women, Bill is attracted to taxi dancer Cathy "Cay" Higgins, who initially rejects his advances. After he gifts her a watch and they tour the city together, she invites him up to her apartment. There, the couple is confronted by George Conover, Cathy's estranged boyfriend, who orders Bill to leave and pulls a gun. Bill attacks Conover and gets hold of the gun, but is knocked unconscious. Cathy retrieves the gun, shooting Conover when he moves toward her. The badly wounded man staggers out of the apartment and hails a cab. When Bill comes to, he finds Cathy packing to leave.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Crime, Film Noir, Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Romance |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Henry Blanke |
Directed By: | Felix E. Feist |
Written By: | Guy Endore, Art Cohn |
Cast: | Frank Donia, Jim Hayward, Barbara Bestar, Harry Antrim, Jack Stoney, Bobbie Hale, Eileen Stevens, Philip Carey, Ray Teal, Jack Mower, Tom Coleman, Franklyn Farnum, Mari Aldon, Charles Sherlock, Tom Greenway, Lurene Tuttle, Ruth Roman, Vincent Graeff, Robert Hyatt, Art Millan, Fred Aldrich, Richard Reeves, Gregg Sherwood, Morris Ankrum, Suzanne Ridgway, John Bond, Tom Wilson, Emile Meyer, Bill McLean, Ralph Littlefield, Morgan Farley, Lynn Millan, Joel Friedkin, Stuart Randall, Gene Roth, William Gould, John Kellogg, Terry Frost, Lee Patrick, Philo McCullough, Paul Panzer, Hugh Sanders, Steve Cochran, Kenner G. Kemp, Edward Hearn, Walter Sande |
In Theaters: | Sep 22, 1951 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
Production: | Warner Bros. |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |