Topics: Film-Noir, Crime, Victor Mature, Richard Widmark,

 

Director: Henry Hathaway

Writer: Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer (screen play) from a story by Eleazar Lipsky

 

Starring Victor Mature, Brian Donleavy, Collen Gray, Richard Widmmark, Karl Malden, Robert Adler

 

Minor players: Mildred Dunnock (Mrs. Rizzo), Harry Landers (Convict), Millard Mitchell (Detective Shelby, uncredited), Tito Vuolo (Luigi, uncredited)

 

Set Decoration, Thomas Little

 

Costumes: Charles Le Maire

 

Other Versions: 1995, starring Nicolas Cage, David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson

 

Victor Mature (Nick) becomes a squealer for the DA’ (Brian Donlevy) because of his children.  The problem is that he squeals on a psychotic criminal (Richard Widmark).