Top billed cast

1. 

   Dennis O'Keefe

   Barry Amsterdam

2. 

   Abbe Lane

   Connie Peters

3. 

   Paul Stewart

   Arnold 'Arnie' Valent

4. 

   Allison Hayes

   Joyce Kern, Alias Sue Morton

5. 

   Xavier Cugat

   Benny Chico

6. 

   Richard H. Cutting

   David Healey

7. 

   Chris Alcaide

   Nate

8. 

   William Challee

   Dolan

9. 

   Carroll McComas

   Mother Valent (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-03-21

I never really rated Dennis O'Keefe and though he's in one of his better roles here, he's still pretty wooden. He is "Barry" who was an army number-cruncher who has now been drafted into an investigation by the FBI into organised crime in Chicago. The mobsters in that city are shrewd and brutal, so this task was always going to be perilous at the best of times, much more so when he encounters the complex "Connie" (Abbe Lane). She is the nightclub singing girlfriend, and frequent punchbag, of the kingpin "Arnie" (Paul Stewart) and she is also being pursued by their band-leader (Xavier Cugat). A...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• chicago, illinois
• gangster
• film noir