A man is released from prison and tries to get back into life on the outside without his family and friends knowing he's been in jail.
Acting
Regis Toomey's haunted eyes do all the heavy lifting.
Direction
Melford squeezes noir atmosphere out of 1932 technology.
Director
George Melford
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released mere months before the Hays Code enforcement began, this is raw pre-Code social realism.
Helen Cohan was George M. Cohan's daughter; this was her final film before retiring at 21.
US
