Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps her secure a job caring for his ailing mother.
Direction
Sirk's early noir before he went full Technicolor soap opera.
Acting
Patricia Knight smolders with damaged, dangerous vulnerability.
Director
Douglas Sirk
Cornel Wilde
Griff Marat
Patricia Knight
Jenny Marsh
John Baragrey
Harry Wesson
Esther Minciotti
Mrs. Marat
Howard St. John
Sam Brooks
Russell Collins
Frederick Bauer
Charles Bates
Tommy Marat
Richard Benedict
'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
Argentina Brunetti
Stella (Uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Man in Car (Uncredited)
Frank Ferguson
Logan (Uncredited)
James Flavin
Policeman in Park (Uncredited)
Ann Shoemaker
Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 10 days on recycled sets, this B-noir captures postwar anxiety about female independence and the collapse of institutional trust.
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