Bud Dolliver, a former WWII hero, and an ex-convict, returns to his home town in an effort to make a new life for himself but, even with the help of Lou Jellison, a cannery worker, he finds it hard to live down his reputation.
Acting
Arthur Franz's wounded dignity in factory fight scenes.
Production
Cannery setting feels authentically damp and suffocating.
Writing
Economy of dialogue—every line pushes the plot forward.
Director
Harry Keller
Dorothy Patrick
Lou Jellison
Arthur Franz
Bud Dolliver
Jimmy Lydon
Junior Bunker
Harry Shannon
Kelsey Bunker
Don Beddoe
Curtis Jellison
Byron Barr
Joe Pettigrew
Alex Gerry
Judge Oliver
Hal Price
Jed Gills
Stephen Chase
Sheriff McBride
Esther Somers
Edna Jellison
Paul E. Burns
Sam Haines
Ethel Wales
Ida Baker
Michael Vallon
Steve Barron
Barbra Fuller
Nina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harry Keller directed over 200 episodes of TV Westerns after this; Tarnished was his feature training wheels.
Released at the height of Hollywood's 'social problem' B-movie cycle, when studios cranked out moral tales about returning vets faster than audiences could watch them.
US
