| Release Date: | Nov 1951 |
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| Genres: | Film-Noir / Drama / Crime |
| Awards: | Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations |
| Cast: | Kirk Douglas (Det. James 'Jim' McLeod), Eleanor Parker (Mary McLeod), William Bendix (Det. Lou Brody), Cathy O'Donnell (Susan Carmichael), George Macready (Karl Schneider), Horace McMahon (Lt. Monaghan), Gladys George (Miss Hatch), Joseph Wiseman (Charley Gennini), Lee Grant (Shoplifter), Gerald Mohr (Tami Giacoppetti), Frank Faylen (Det. Gallagher), Craig Hill (Arthur Kindred), Michael Strong (Lewis Abbott), Luis Van Rooten (Joe Feinson), Bert Freed (Det. Dakis), Warner Anderson (Endicott Sims), Grandon Rhodes (Det. O'Brien), William 'Bill' Phillips (Det. Pat Callahan), Russell Evans (Patrolman Barnes), Charles D. Campbell (Newspaper photographer (uncredited)), Edmund Cobb (Ed (uncredited)), Ann Codee (French woman (uncredited)), Catherine Doucet (Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)), Pat Flaherty (Desk sergeant (uncredited)), Harper Goff (Gallantz (uncredited)), Howard Joslin (Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)), Donald Kerr (Taxi driver (uncredited)), Mike Mahoney (Coleman (uncredited)), James Maloney (Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)), Lee Miller (Policeman (uncredited)), Ralph Montgomery (Finney (uncredited)), Burt Mustin (Willie (uncredited)), Mark Roberts (Mulvey (uncredited)), Jack Shea (Desk sergeant #2 (uncredited)), Kay Wiley (Hysterical woman (uncredited)) |
Jim McLeod is a hard-nosed and cynical detective. He believes in a strict interpretation of the law and doesn't believe in turning the other cheek. The current object of his zealousness is Karl Schneider, an abortionist responsible for the death of several young women. Schneider's lawyer tells the precinct lieutenant that McLeod has his own personal reasons for going after his client. It turns out that his wife was a patient before they met, although Jim knew nothing of it. His world suddenly turned upside down, McLeod is too late in re-evaluating his priorities.
