Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.
Acting
Bendix's Buzz—brain-damaged, volatile, heartbreaking.
Writing
Raymond Chandler's last-minute rewrite saves the ending.
Cinematography
John Seitz makes every doorway look like a trap.
Director
George Marshall
Alan Ladd
Johnny Morrison
Veronica Lake
Joyce Harwood
William Bendix
Buzz Wanchek
Howard Da Silva
Eddie Harwood
Doris Dowling
Helen Morrison
Tom Powers
Capt. Hendrickson
Hugh Beaumont
George Copeland
Howard Freeman
Corelli
Don Costello
Leo
Will Wright
"Dad" Newell
Frank Faylen
Man Recommending Motel
Walter Sande
Heath
Harry Barris
Belhop (uncredited)
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