Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?
Stars: Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters, Betty Garde, Berry Kroeger
Crew: Richard Murphy (Screenplay), Robert Siodmak (Director), Henry Edward Helseth (Novel), Lionel Newman (Music Director), Charles LeMaire (Wardrobe Master), Earle Hagen (Orchestrator)
Country: United States of America
Language: English, Italiano
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Runtime: 95 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 29, 1948
IMDb: 4.2
