Duke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a fourth conviction will mean a life sentence. Finally, haunted by his past and goaded by his cohorts, he joins in planning an armoured car robbery.
Acting
Bogart's weary eyes say everything.
Direction
Seiler keeps the B-picture tight at 82 minutes.
Director
Lewis Seiler
Humphrey Bogart
Joseph 'Duke' Berne
Irene Manning
Lorna Fleming
Richard Travis
George Anderson
Susan Peters
Ruth Carter
Stanley Ridges
Martin T. Fleming, Attorney
Minor Watson
Warden George Booth
Chick Chandler
Frank 'Dancer' Smith
Joe Downing
Frenchy
Howard Da Silva
Sandor
Murray Alper
Quinto, a Convict
Roland Drew
Faye
John Ridgely
Tim
Joe King
Prosecutor Toohey
John Hamilton
Judge
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Booth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 1941 but held back until after Bogart's Maltese Falcon breakthrough, then marketed as a major vehicle.
One of the last films made before Hollywood's wartime shift; Duke's prison release feels like a door closing on pre-war cynicism.
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