A noir fever dream where love blooms between a killer and the girl who might clear his name.
A cab driver nearly hits a man with amnesia, then helps him unravel his past, only to discover he's a murder suspect as she falls for him.
Direction
Mann squeezes Expressionist dread into poverty-row budget.
Acting
Rutherford's reckless optimism against Conway's shattered confusion.
Director
Anthony Mann
Tom Conway
Theodore 'Step' Allison
Ann Rutherford
Patty Mitchell
Richard Lane
Al Haley
Lester Matthews
Mark Evans
Roland Drew
Steve Maitland
Emory Parnell
Insp. Bill Brenner
Jane Greer
Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
Jean Brooks
Barbara Borden
Chester Clute
Mr. Daniels (uncredited)
Chris Drake
Assistant Editor (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Policeman at Clothing Store (uncredited)
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