Storyline

Motor mechanic Dan Brady lacks funds for a heavy date with new restaurant cashier Vera, the type whose life's ambition is a mink coat; so he embezzles twenty dollars from his employer with plans to repay it the next day. To make up the shortage, he goes in debt for a hundred. Thereafter, every means he tries to get out of trouble only gets him deeper into financial difficulties that lead to bigger crimes as everyone he meets is out for themselves.—Rod Crawford

Plot Keywords

bar, time clock, arrest, bartender, break in, broken window, burglary, dead man, pawnshop, private detective, punched in the face, revolver, running away, shooting, stolen money, strangulation, stolen car, blackmail, boardwalk, diner

Short Review

Doom-laden and mildly intense Noir drama with Peter Lorre stealing the show and with an ending more improbable than the twisted plot.

Trailer

Streaming Service

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