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An insurance lawyer unhappy with his rate of company advancement becomes a middleman in deals to recover stolen property from the Mob, thus earning a nice living. But his actions attract police attention and set him up for a double-cross.
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Steve Keiver
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Ellen Sayburn
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Inspector Matt Duggan
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Joan Brenson
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Detective Walter O'Bannion
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Henry Manston
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Harry Dycker (as Dan Dayton)
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Gordon N. Jessman
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Franko
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Roger
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Floyd (as William Regnolds)
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Marty Callbert
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Natalie
Robert Sheppard ...
Detective Eddie
Michael Dugan ...
Detective Howard
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Beebe (as Howland Chamberlin)
Richard Bartlett ...
Betz
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Owney
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Lefty Taylor (uncredited)
Monya Andre ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Detective Mike (uncredited)
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Delivery Boy (uncredited)
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Mrs. Brent - Ellen's Landlady (uncredited)
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Woman in Lounge (uncredited)
Ivan Browning ...
Red Cap (uncredited)
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Man at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
George Carver ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dolores Castle ...
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
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Ballet Instructor (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Theatregoer (uncredited)
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Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Police Captain (uncredited)
Bert Davidson ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Dulce Day ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Conventioneer (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Mike Donovan ...
Mike - Janitor (uncredited)
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Reuben - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
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Theatregoer (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson ...
Conventioneer (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy ...
Woman in Lounge (uncredited)
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Woman in Lounge (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ...
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Theatregoer (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
Joey Gray ...
Fighter (uncredited)
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Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
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Policeman Allen (uncredited)
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Referee (uncredited)
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Sy - Solitaire-playing Mobster (uncredited)
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Theatregoer (uncredited)
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Stella - Keiver's Secretary (uncredited)
Muriel Maddox ...
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
John McKee ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Maid in Lounge (uncredited)
Lane Nakano ...
Lon - Steve's Houseboy (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Louis Nicoletti ...
Orlatti (uncredited)
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Theatregoer / Coventioneer (uncredited)
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Woman in Lounge (uncredited)
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Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
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Conventioneer (uncredited)
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Waiter at Sirocco Club (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Eddie Lou Simms ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Strong ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Joe - Conventioneer (uncredited)
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Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Wilson Wood ...
Police Sketch Artist (uncredited)

Directed by

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Harold F. Kress

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Sidney Sheldon ... (screenplay)
 
Berne Giler ... (story)

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Nicholas Nayfack ... producer
Matthew Rapf ... associate producer (uncredited)

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Leith Stevens

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Harold Lipstein ... director of photography

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Joseph Dervin

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Cedric Gibbons
Paul Groesse

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Edwin B. Willis

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Helen Rose ... costume designer: women

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Sydney Guilaroff ... hair style designer
William Tuttle ... makeup creator

Production Management

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Charles J. Hunt ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ridgeway Callow ... assistant director (uncredited)
Bert Glazer ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Arthur Krams ... associate set decorator

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording supervisor
Conrad Kahn ... sound (uncredited)

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A. Arnold Gillespie ... special effects
Warren Newcombe ... special effects

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Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Robert Franklyn ... orchestrator (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Steve Keiver, a young lawyer working for an insurance company, hears his boss remark that he'd pay a large sum "no questions asked" for the return of stolen property to avoid paying a much-larger claim. On his own initiative, Steve arranges such a deal, earning a nice commission. But he catches the eye of gangsters who think he's the ideal middleman for future similar deals--many of them. As Steve is drawn in deeper, the police take an interest in him, and he's ripe for a double-cross. Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines M-G-M presents the inside story of the men and their women in the "stolen goods" racket. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Discreción asegurada (United States, Spanish title)
  • Discrétion assurée (France)
  • Kontakt med undre världen (Sweden)
  • Fără întrebări (Romania)
  • Без лишних вопросов (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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  • 80 min
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Budget $742,000 (estimated)

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Trivia This film flopped at the box office, resulting in a loss to MGM of $377,000 (about $4.6M in 2024) according to studio records. It did not even make back its negative cost, let alone expenses for duplication, distribution, and advertising. See more »
Goofs A policeman alerts patrol cars in the vicinity of "18th Street". In Manhattan all numbered streets are divided into East and West, so anyone giving an address would say "East 18th Street" or "West 18th Street," never the number alone. The reporting policeman's notification came from a police call box. The location of that box as well as the cop's "beat" would have allowed headquarters to know the general location. However, the broadcast policeman's failure to provide that general location would have led to all squad cars along the ~2 mile stretch of (East and West) 18th Street to be on alert. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in No Questions Asked (2018). See more »
Soundtracks I've Got You Under My Skin See more »
Quotes [first lines]
Steve Keiver: [voice-over narration as he hides in the night-time shadows from passing police cars] My name is Steve Keiver. That's what all the sirens are about, they were screaming for me. I was very popular that night--everybody wanted me, dead or alive. Big Franko wanted me dead. I don't think it mattered to the police how they got me, just so they got me. You'd think there'd be a thousand hiding places in a large city, but there aren't. No, not when they want you.
[more police cars arrive, blocking the street]
Steve Keiver: They turn a spotlight on you and they keep narrowing the circle, closing in for the kill. They let you wear yourself out until you're too tired to run anymore. You stand there hypnotized waiting for them to get it over with. You wonder how it happened and where it all really began. It started somewhere out there beyond the searchlights and the sirens. You had ideals and you went to a top law school. Then you went to work for an insurance company. No, but it wasn't any of those things. I think it really started when I received the telegram that Ellen was coming home. Really started that morning at the airport.
[flashback to airport scene]
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