A golddigging femme fatale leaves a trail of men behind her, rich and poor, alive and dead.
Acting
Leslie Brooks's ice-cold charisma steals every scene.
Writing
Dialogue sharper than the murder weapons.
Director
Jack Bernhard
Robert Paige
Les Burns
Leslie Brooks
Claire Cummings Hanneman
Russ Vincent
Blackie Talon, the Pilot
Michael Whalen
Stanley Mason, Attorney
James Griffith
Al Herrick
Emory Parnell
Police Capt. Bill Murdock
Walter Sande
Hack Doyle
John Holland
Carl Hanneman
Mildred Coles
June Taylor
Selmer Jackson
District Attorney Ed Chalmers
Julie Gibson
Mimi Doyle (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Leslie Brooks's final starring role; she retired from acting shortly after, as if Claire's ambition consumed her too.
The film was marketed as a 'woman's picture' but functioned as noir—reflecting postwar anxiety about female independence and economic power.
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