Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.
Cinematography
Color noir so lush you'll forget black-and-white ever existed
Direction
Ray turns lawyer guilt into genuine visual anguish
Costume
Charisse's gowns deserve their own billing
Director
Nicholas Ray
Robert Taylor
Tommy Farrell
Cyd Charisse
Vicki Gaye
Lee J. Cobb
Rico Angelo
John Ireland
Louis Canetto
Kent Smith
Jeffrey Stewart
Claire Kelly
Genevieve Farrell
Corey Allen
Cookie La Motte
Lewis Charles
Danny Rimett
David Opatoshu
Lou Forbes
Patrick McVey
Detective O'Malley
Barbara Lang
Ginger D'Amour
Myrna Hansen
Joy Hampton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ray shot this in Metrocolor as studios pushed color noir to compete with television—resulting in one of the most visually decadent crime films of the era.
Charisse's dance numbers were cut down after previews; the surviving 'Girl Hunt' ballet influenced Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal' video decades later.
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