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Dave Bannion is an upright cop on the trail of a vicious gang he suspects holds power over the police force. Bannion is tipped off after a colleague's suicide and his fellow officers' suspicious silence lead him to believe that they are on the gangsters' payroll. When a bomb meant for him kills his wife instead, Bannion becomes a furious force of vengeance and justice, aided along the way by the gangster's spurned girlfriend Debbie. As Bannion and Debbie fall further and further into the Gangland's insidious and brutal trap, they must use any means necessary (including murder) to get to the truth.

A hard cop and a soft dame.

Genres: Crime, Drama

Starring: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando

Released: October 14, 1953

Runtime: 89.0

Popularity Rating: 8.488

Columbia Pictures

United States of America

Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion Glenn Ford
Debby Marsh Gloria Grahame
Katie Bannion Jocelyn Brando
Mike Lagana Alexander Scourby
Vince Stone Lee Marvin
Bertha Duncan Jeanette Nolan
Tierney Peter Whitney
Lt. Ted Wilks Willis Bouchey
Det. Gus Burke Robert Burton
Larry Gordon Adam Williams
Doris Carolyn Jones
Police Commissioner Higgins Howard Wendell
George Rose Chris Alcaide
Hugo Michael Granger
Lucy Chapman Dorothy Green
Baldy Ric Roman
Mr. Atkins Dan Seymour
Selma Parker Edith Evanson
Hank O'Connell (uncredited) Harry Lauter
Segal (uncredited) Michael Ross
Retreat Waiter (uncredited) Phil Arnold
Retreat Bartender (uncredited) Sidney Clute
Retreat Patron (uncredited) Michael Jeffers
Joyce Bannion (uncredited) Linda Bennett
Police Guard Outside Lagana Home (uncredited) Charles Cane
Police Surgeon (uncredited) Byron Kane
Policeman (uncredited) John Close
Hettrick (uncredited) Phil Chambers
Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited) John Crawford
Mark Reiner (uncredited) John Doucette
Harry Shoenstein (uncredited) Al Eben
Councilman Gillen (uncredited) Douglas Evans
Sailor (uncredited) Fritz Ford
Cabby (uncredited) Donald Kerr
Moving Man (uncredited) Lyle Latell
Man (uncredited) John Merton
Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited) Celia Lovsky
Lagana's Butler (uncredited) Ted Stanhope
Martin (uncredited) Herbert Lytton
Dixon (uncredited) Mike Mahoney
B-Girl (uncredited) Laura Mason
George Fuller (uncredited) Paul Maxey
Medical Examiner (uncredited) Joseph Mell
Intern (uncredited) Patrick Miller
Reds (uncredited) William Murphy
Mrs Tucker (uncredited) Ezelle Poule
Jill (uncredited) Norma Randall
Bill Rutherford (uncredited) Robert Stevenson
Janitor (uncredited) William Vedder

Art — Art Direction: Robert Peterson
Art — Set Decoration: William Kiernan
Camera — Director of Photography: Charles Lang
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Jean Louis
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Helen Hunt
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Clay Campbell
Directing — Assistant Director: Milton Feldman
Directing — Director: Fritz Lang
Editing — Editor: Charles Nelson
Production — Producer: Robert Arthur
Sound — Music Director: Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Sound — Original Music Composer: Arthur Morton
Sound — Original Music Composer: Henry Vars
Sound — Sound Engineer: George Cooper
Writing — Original Story: William P. McGivern
Writing — Screenplay: Sydney Boehm