A violent escaped con and his gang kidnap the police detective and DA who put him behind bars.
Acting
Charles McGraw's voice could sand wood.
Direction
Feist wastes zero seconds—every frame earns its keep.
Writing
Tight B-movie plotting without an ounce of fat.
Director
Felix E. Feist
Michael O'Shea
Detective Ray Williams
Virginia Grey
Carol
Charles McGraw
Arnold 'Red' Kluger
Julie Bishop
Ann Williams
Frank Conroy
District Attorney Barker MacDonald
Robert Shayne
Insp. 'Murph' Murphy
Anthony Caruso
Nick Damon
Don McGuire
Joe Turner
Frank Richards
Lefty
Michael McHale
Detective Jensen
Gregg Barton
Reporter (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Felix E. Feist directed this between his two most famous noirs, The Devil Thumbs a Ride and Tomorrow Is Another Day—dude knew how to stretch a dollar.
This was one of the last gasps of the classic B-noir before television killed the hour-long feature market.
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