Police detective falls for singer, gets involved with gangster killing.
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| David Brian | ... | Police Lt. Roy Hargis | |
| Vera Ralston | ... | Ilona Vance | |
| Sidney Blackmer | ... | Frank Hobart | |
| Virginia Grey | ... | Sandra Lamoreaux | |
| Warren Stevens | ... | Stan 'Scarface' Wilbo | |
| Lee Van Cleef | ... | Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey | |
| Barry Kelley | ... | Police Capt. Art Smedley | |
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Richard Karlan | ... | Chad Bayless |
| Frank Puglia | ... | Cesar Cipriano | |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | 'Whitey' Pollock | |
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| Hank Worden | ... | Les Fuller | |
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When gangland lawyer Frank Hobart is murdered there are two suspects, Ilona Vanve , beautiful nightclub singer, and a hood named Stan , who has been hired by underworld boss Chad Bayliss to kill Hobart. Attracted to Ilona, Lt. Detective Roy Hargis tries to protect her in spite of the growing evidence against her and the pressure put on him by his assistant, Sergeant Lackey. Hargis thinks the case has broken when a dance-hall girl, Sandra Lamoreaux , who saw Stan at the scene of the murder, tries to use this information to blackmail him, and is badly beaten. She manages to talk to Hargis, and her story brings about Stan's capture and conviction for murder. But he didn't do it. It is now up to Hargis to either clear or convict Ilona. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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Country:
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21 December 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Schach dem Mörder See more »Filming Locations:
Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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A big time lawyer is shot on a street. The cops investigate, finding a tangled web of suspects, while the head cop gets involved with one of the suspects.
Thoroughly forgettable crime drama (not noir). Two reasons for watching might be to catch evil-eye Lee Van Cleef as a cop, of all things, and still early in his unusual career. Then there's Vera Hruba Ralston often mocked as Hollywood's worst actress. She's not too bad here as a lounge singer. Can't help but sympathize with her fruitless effort to become the Hollywood queen Republic's head honcho Herbert Yates insisted upon. And that's despite her not speaking English and having little talent. She does show some accomplishment here, however. Note, in passing, the spiffy suits the men wear, even the cops. Like maybe, they just came off the studio rack, which I expect they did. Too bad pedestrian Joe Kane directs without a single imaginative touch, while actor Brian literally walks through his cop part. Anyway, the cars are clean and shiny, the candy-box colors near perfect, and the run- time fairly brief. So it all swallows down easily if unmemorably.