| Release Date: | Mar 1949 |
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| Genres: | Mystery / Film-Noir / Drama / Crime |
| Runtime: | 111 min |
| Cast: | Brian Donlevy (Walter Williams), Ella Raines (Marsha Peters), Charles Coburn (Lt. Tom Quincy), Helen Walker (Irene Williams) Anna May Wong (Su Lin) Robert Warwick (Capt. Callahan) Clarence Kolb (Darcy) Art Baker (Eldridge (defense attorney)) William Wright (District Attorney) Mae Marsh (Mrs. King) Sheilah Graham (Herself) Tony Barrett (Jim Torrance) Philip Ahn (Ah Sing) Glen Vernon (Ed (as Glenn Vernon)) Linda Leighton (Telephone operator) Jason Robards Sr. (Judge (as Jason Robards)) Erskine Sanford (Dr. Henry Bender) Ruth Robinson (Apartment manager) Lucius Cooke (Burke) Tom Greenway (Moving van driver) Ben Welden (Moving van helper) Hans Herbert (Station master) Joel Friedkin (Uncle Ben) Joe Kirk (Hotel clerk) William Ruhl (Fingerprint expert (as Bill Ruhl)) Mary Landa (Della) Harry Cheshire (Irene's attorney) Sherry Hall (Court clerk (uncredited)) Arthur Hecht ((uncredited)) Thomas Browne Henry (Walter's business assistant (uncredited)) Stuart Holmes (Board member (uncredited)) Bob Perry (Wisecracking courtroom spectator...) Hil Probert (Himself (gas station customer)...) |
In San Francisco, the successful self-made businessman Walter Williams has just bought three factories in Denver with the approval of the board of directors. His beloved wife Irene tells him that she is not feeling well to travel with him, and asks Walter to give a lift to her cousin Jim Torrance. On the highway, Jim, who is actually Irene's lover, tries to kill Walter hitting his head and throwing him in a cliff, and has a fatal accident while escaping driving Walters's car. Walter is considered dead and later his wife is sent to jail accused of plotting his murder. Meanwhile, the wounded Walter sleeps in a moving van and awakes in Larkspur, a small town in Idaho. He is hired as a mechanic in a gas station by the owner, Marsha Peters. For three months, Walter reads the news, expecting revenge with Irene sentenced to death, and he and Marsha fall in love for each other. When Walter discloses the truth to Marsha, she convinces him to return to San Francisco and save his unfaithful wife. The situation changes when Irene accuses him of plotting to kill her lover Jim, and Walter has to prove his innocence.
