"Fate points the finger of suspicion... and one evening of innocent fun turns into a nightmare of MURDER!"

1946

1h 23m

6.2(36 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Romance

Overview

A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Susan Hayward

June Goffe

Paul Lukas

Gus Hoffman

Bill Williams

Alex Winkler

Joseph Calleia

Val Bartelli

Osa Massen

Helen Robinson

Lola Lane

Edna Bartelli

Jerome Cowan

Lester Brady

Marvin Miller

Sleepy Parsons

Roman Bohnen

Frantic Man with Injured Cat

Steven Geray

Edward Honig

Creative team

Directed by: Harold Clurman
Written by: Clifford Odets
Produced by: Adrian Scott

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