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Why this pick
Alan Ladd brings a similarly cool, imperiled presence to this postwar noir, where a murder accusation and compromised allies sustain taut, unsentimental suspense.
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MOVIE1942 1h 25m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Brian Donlevy
Paul Madvig
Joseph Calleia
Nick Varna
Margaret Hayes
Eloise Matthews
George Meader
Claude Tuttle
Veronica Lake
Janet Henry
William Bendix
Jeff (Varna's henchman)
Richard Denning
Taylor Henry
Moroni Olsen
Ralph Henry