| Release Date: | Aug 1946 |
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| Genres: | Mystery / Film-Noir / Drama |
| Cast: | Dan Duryea (Martin Blair), June Vincent (Catherine Bennett), Peter Lorre (Marko), Broderick Crawford (Captain Flood), Constance Dowling (Mavis Marlowe), Wallace Ford (Joe), Hobart Cavanaugh (Jake, janitor), Freddie Steele (Lucky, manager of Rio's), John Phillips (Kirk Bennett), Ben Bard (Bartender), Junius Matthews (Dr. Courtney), Marion Martin (Millie), Archie Twitchell (George Mitchell (as Michael Branden)), Maurice St. Clair (Dancer (as St. Clair)), Vilova (Dancer) |
Kirk Bennett is falsely sentenced to death for killing blackmailer Mavis Marlowe, ex-wife of nice-guy drunk Martin Blair. Bennett's stand-up wife Catherine tries to prove him innocent, enlisting the aid of Blair, who falls in love with her. Bennett's execution draws near as the two pose as piano player and singer, trying to get the goods on sleazy nightclub owner Marko, a prime suspect. Failing to nail Marko, Catherine goes off to meet with her husband, scheduled to die the next morning, and Blair slips into an alcoholic stupor before the real killer is revealed.
