An ex-cop is suspected of murder after he is found with a dead woman. The private detective is on the run -- attempting to prove his innocence.
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Richard Conte
Chris Conlon
Faye Marlowe
Lila Neilsen
Kurt Kreuger
Ernest
John Harvey
Burns
Martin Kosleck
Mikail Barak
Mantan Moreland
Harry
Walter Sande
Walter Castle
Cara Williams
Wanda Vann
Charles Tannen
Detective Tonti
Margaret Brayton
Jean
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A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
