Crime / Drama / Thriller /

Score: 72%( 183 votes )

Overview: A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

Cast:

Dana Andrews
Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon

Gene Tierney
Morgan Taylor

Bert Freed
Det. Sgt. Paul Klein

Gary Merrill
Tommy Scalise

Karl Malden
Det. Lt. Thomas

Tom Tully
Jiggs Taylor

Ruth Donnelly
Martha

Craig Stevens
Ken Paine

Fred Aldrich
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

Tom Coleman
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

Ian MacDonald
Detective Casey (uncredited)

John McGuire
Detective Gertessen (uncredited)

Clarence Straight
Detective (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams
Detective (uncredited)

Phil Tully
Det. Ted Benson, 16th Precinct (uncredited)

Don Appell
Willie Bender (uncredited)

Tony Barr
Hoodlum (uncredited)

John Daheim
Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)

Neville Brand
Steve, Scalise Hood (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton
Joe, Scalise Hood (uncredited)

Lou Nova
Ernie, Scalise Hood (uncredited)

Eddie Borden
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)

Barry Brooks
Thug (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks
Railroad Baggage Clerk (uncredited)

Oleg Cassini
Oleg the Fashion Designer (uncredited)

John Close
Hanson (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper
Police Desk Sergeant Murphy (uncredited)

Charles Tannen
Police Radio Dispatcher #79 (voice) (uncredited)

Ray Spiker
Policeman (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing
Man at Dice Table / Passerby (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Passerby (uncredited)

Bob Evans
Sweatshirt (uncredited)

Robert Foulk
Fenney (uncredited)

Joseph Granby
Fat Man (uncredited)

Kathleen Hughes
Secretary (uncredited)

Lou Krugman
Mike Williams (uncredited)

Louise Lorimer
Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

Eda Reiss Merin
Mrs. Shirley Klein (uncredited)

Grayce Mills
Mrs. Tribaum, Paine's Landlady (uncredited)

Harry von Zell
Mr. Morrison (uncredited)

David McMahon
Harrington (uncredited)

Peggy O'Connor
Model (uncredited)

Shirley Tegge
Model (uncredited)

Robert Patten
Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Stephen Roberts
Gilruth (uncredited)

Lester Sharpe
Friedman, Morgan's Employer (uncredited)

Robert F. Simon
Insp. Nicholas Foley (uncredited)

Larry Thompson
Riley (uncredited)

Chili Williams
Teddy (uncredited)

Mack Williams
Jerry Morris, Attorney (uncredited)

Anthony George
Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)

David Bauer
Sid Kramer

Charles Flynn
Policeman Schwartz (uncredited)