"Only a woman's heart could reach out for such a man!"

1950

1h 35m

7.2(187 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

55 members

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Dana Andrews

Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon

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Gene Tierney

Morgan Taylor

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Bert Freed

Det. Sgt. Paul Klein

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Gary Merrill

Tommy Scalise

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Karl Malden

Det. Lt. Thomas

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Tom Tully

Jiggs Taylor

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Ruth Donnelly

Martha

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Craig Stevens

Ken Paine

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Fred Aldrich

Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

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Tom Coleman

Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

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Ian MacDonald

Detective Casey (uncredited)

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John McGuire

Detective Gertessen (uncredited)

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Clarence Straight

Detective (uncredited)

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Robert B. Williams

Detective (uncredited)

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Phil Tully

Det. Ted Benson, 16th Precinct (uncredited)

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Directing

Don Appell

Willie Bender (uncredited)

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Tony Barr

Hoodlum (uncredited)

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John Daheim

Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)

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Neville Brand

Steve, Scalise Hood (uncredited)

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Herbert Lytton

Joe, Scalise Hood (uncredited)

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Lou Nova

Ernie, Scalise Hood (uncredited)

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Eddie Borden

Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)

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Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)

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Barry Brooks

Thug (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Railroad Baggage Clerk (uncredited)

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Costume & Make-Up

Oleg Cassini

Oleg the Fashion Designer (uncredited)

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John Close

Hanson (uncredited)

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Clancy Cooper

Police Desk Sergeant Murphy (uncredited)

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Charles Tannen

Police Radio Dispatcher #79 (voice) (uncredited)

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Ray Spiker

Policeman (uncredited)

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Sayre Dearing

Man at Dice Table / Passerby (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Passerby (uncredited)

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Bob Evans

Sweatshirt (uncredited)

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Robert Foulk

Fenney (uncredited)

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Joseph Granby

Fat Man (uncredited)

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Kathleen Hughes

Secretary (uncredited)

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Lou Krugman

Mike Williams (uncredited)

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Louise Lorimer

Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

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Eda Reiss Merin

Mrs. Shirley Klein (uncredited)

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Grayce Mills

Mrs. Tribaum, Paine's Landlady (uncredited)

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Harry von Zell

Mr. Morrison (uncredited)

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David McMahon

Harrington (uncredited)

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Peggy O'Connor

Model (uncredited)

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Shirley Tegge

Model (uncredited)

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Robert Patten

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

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Stephen Roberts

Gilruth (uncredited)

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Lester Sharpe

Friedman, Morgan's Employer (uncredited)

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Robert F. Simon

Insp. Nicholas Foley (uncredited)

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Larry Thompson

Riley (uncredited)

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Chili Williams

Teddy (uncredited)

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Mack Williams

Jerry Morris, Attorney (uncredited)

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Anthony George

Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)

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David Bauer

Sid Kramer

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Charles Flynn

Policeman Schwartz (uncredited)

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