

New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy launches an investigation into a series of murders related to a neo-fascist organisation.
Acting
Franchot Tone's exhausted idealism carries every scene.
Production
Shot on actual NYC streets, not backlots.
Editing
Ruthless 70-minute efficiency, zero fat.

Director
Fletcher Markle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marlene Dietrich's daughter Maria Riva appears uncredited as a nightclub patron.
Released months after the Berlin Blockade, its neo-fascist plot tapped genuine American fears of domestic fascist revival.