New York City cop Mark Dixon is already in trouble with his superiors for his brutal tactics when he accidentally kills a murder suspect. To protect himself, he decides to cover up the crime and pin the killing on a racketeer—a situation that grows complicated when the father of the woman Dixon loves is implicated as a suspect.
Dana Andrews | Det. Mark Dixon | |
Gene Tierney | Morgan Taylor | |
Gary Merrill | Tommy Scalise | |
Bert Freed | Det. Paul Klein | |
Tom Tully | Jiggs Taylor | |
Karl Malden | Lt. Thomas | |
Ruth Donnelly | Martha | |
Craig Stevens | Ken Paine | |
Fred Aldrich | Detective at Staff Meeting | |
Don Appell | Willie Bender | |
Tony Barr | Hoodlum | |
David Bauer | Sid Kramer | |
Eddie Borden | Pool Hall Patron | |
Neville Brand | Steve | |
Barry Brooks | Thug | |
Ralph Brooks | Railroad Baggage Clerk | |
Oleg Cassini | Oleg | |
John Close | Hanson | |
Tom Coleman | Detective at Staff Meeting | |
Neil Collins | Paramedic | |
Clancy Cooper | Police Desk Sergeant Murphy | |
John Daheim | Scalise Hoodlum | |
Sayre Dearing | Man at Dice Table | |
Bob Evans | Sweatshirt | |
Charles Flynn | Officer Schwartz |
Director | Otto Preminger | |
Writer | Ben Hecht, Victor Trivas, Frank P. Rosenberg, Robert E. Kent, William L. Stuart | |
Producer | Otto Preminger, Frank P. Rosenberg | |
Musician | Cyril J. Mockridge | |
Photography | Joseph LaShelle |