An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.
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Alice Faye | June Mills |
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Dana Andrews | Eric Stanton |
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Linda Darnell | Stella |
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Charles Bickford | Mark Judd |
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Anne Revere | Clara Mills |
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Bruce Cabot | Dave Atkins |
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John Carradine | Professor Madley |
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Percy Kilbride | Pop |
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Dorothy Adams | Stella's Neighbor |
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Robert Adler | Coroner at Murder Scene |
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Herbert Ashley | Reporter |
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Matthew 'Stymie' Beard | Shoeshine Boy |
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Betty Boyd | Bank Clerk |
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Chet Brandenburg | Man in Drug Store |
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Paul E. Burns | News Vendor |
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Chick Collins | 2nd Bus Driver |
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Jimmy Conlin | Walton Hotel Clerk |
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Franklyn Farnum | Man Leaving Drugstore |
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Gus Glassmire | San Francisco Hotel Clerk |
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William Haade | 1st Bus Driver |
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Olin Howland | Joe Ellis |
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Adele Jergens | Woman at Madley's Show |
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Tiny Jones | Woman at Madley's Show |
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J. Farrell MacDonald | Bank Guard |
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George Magrill | Cop at Murder Scene |
Director | Otto Preminger |
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Writer | Harry Kleiner, Marty Holland | |
Producer | Otto Preminger | |
Musician | David Raksin | |
Photography | Joseph LaShelle |