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With the help of some seedy gangsters, young attorney Steve Keiver makes some quick cash by bending the law, and in the process, he impresses the mobsters so much that they invite him to work for them on a regular basis. But when Police Inspector Matt Duggan realizes that Steve is working as a middleman for the mob, the young lawyer finds himself in a life-threatening situation. In order to clear his name, he must betray the deadly crooks he's been working for.
general audience, movie lovers
film noir, framed for murder, jewel robbery, underwater fight
United States of America
asSteve Keiver
asEllen Sayburn Jessman
asPolice Insp. Matt Duggan
asJoan Brenson
asDetective Walter O'Bannion
asHenry Manston
asHarry Dycker (as Dan Dayton)
asGordon N. Jessman
asFranko
asRoger
asFloyd (as William Regnolds)
asMarty Callbert
asNatalie
asDetective Eddie
asDetective Howard
asBeebe (as Howland Chamberlin)
asBetz
asOwney
asWoman in Theatre Powder Room
asLandlady (Uncredited)
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