Communists blackmail a San Francisco shipper (Robert Ryan) and recruit his wife's (Laraine Day) brother (John Agar) with a blonde.
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The sterling cast can make no headway against cartoon characters, a fatuous script that defies belief, and an enveloping sense of hysteria.
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