Complete credited cast: | |||
Ginger Rogers | ... | Sherry Conley | |
Edward G. Robinson | ... | Lloyd Hallett | |
Brian Keith | ... | Vince Striker | |
Lucy Marlow | ... | Prison Girl | |
Lorne Greene | ... | Benjamin Costain | |
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Katherine Anderson | ... | Mrs. Willoughby |
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Allen Nourse | ... | Marvin Rickles |
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Peter Leeds | ... | Fred Packer |
Doye O'Dell | ... | Mississippi Mac | |
Eve McVeagh | ... | Clara Moran |
Sherry Conley, a street tough and cynical woman with an unhappy family background, is taken from prison to a hotel, where the DA tries to convince her to testify against a mobster. Sherry is reluctant because the last witness was murdered before he made it to the stand, and why should she stick her neck out? At the hotel, several attempts are made on her life, and she falls for Vince, the policemen guarding her. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
Tight police drama with D.A. Edward G. Robinson trying to protect witness Ginger Rogers from the clutches of evil crime lord Lorne Greene. Rogers and Robinson are both marvelously vulnerable beneath their complementary tough exteriors. The direction is tense throughout. The film makes excellent use of its claustrophobic environs. Brian Keith is also very good as a tough cop.