Directed by:
Stuart HeislerScreenplay:
Jonathan LatimerCinematography:
Theodor SparkuhlCast:
Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd, Bonita Granville, Richard Denning, Joseph Calleia, William Bendix, Frances Gifford, Donald MacBride, Margaret Hayes (more)VOD (1)
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Twists, double-crosses and political intrigue abound in this classic thriller starring the golden couple of film noir. A crooked political boss, Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy), falls for Janet Henry (Veronica Lake), daughter of a prospective Baltimore governor, and decides to mend his ways. However, when Janet's no-good brother turns up dead, Madvig's colourful past returns to haunt him as he is fingered as the likely suspect. Which of his many enemies conspired to frame him? And can he, with the assistance of right-hand man Ed Beaumont (Alan Ladd), prove his innocence before he is sent down for murder? (Arrow Academy)
(more)Cast
Brian Donlevy
Ireland
Best movies:
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Union Pacific (1939)
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Veronica Lake
USA
Best movies:
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
This Gun for Hire (1942)
Alan Ladd
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
The Black Cat (1941)
Bonita Granville
USA
Best movies:
These Three (1936)
The Mortal Storm (1940)
Little Women (1933)
Richard Denning
USA
Best movies:
Union Pacific (1939)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Joseph Calleia
Malta
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Gilda (1946)
William Bendix
USA
Best movies:
Detective Story (1951)
Lifeboat (1944)
Woman of the Year (1942)
Frances Gifford
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Stage Door (1937)
Donald MacBride
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Margaret Hayes
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Saboteur (1942)
Moroni Olsen
USA
Best movies:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Arthur Loft
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Scarlet Street (1945)
George Meader
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Dane Clark
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Bess Flowers
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rear Window (1954)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Charles Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Fury (1936)
Norma Varden
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Casablanca (1942)
Chuck Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
Modern Times (1936)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Tom Dugan
Ireland
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Edmund Cobb
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)