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Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.
Keywords
bootlegger
new york city
release from prison
based on play or musical
film noir
black and white
double cross
former best friend
retribution
nightclub owner
handshake
nightclub singer
moral reformation
former partner
accounting fraud
greedy man
payback
former gangster
corrupt businessman
betrayed by a friend
man out of time
verbal agreement
signed confession
Casts

Burt Lancaster
Frankie Madison

Lizabeth Scott
Kay Lawrence

Kirk Douglas
Noll "Dink" Turner

Wendell Corey
Dave

Kristine Miller
Alexis Richardson

George Rigaud
Maurice

Marc Lawrence
Nick Palestro

Mike Mazurki
Dan

Mickey Knox
Skinner
Roger Neury
Felix

Bobby Barber
Newsboy (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John Bishop
Ben (uncredited)

Charles D. Brown
Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)

Gino Corrado
George (uncredited)
James Davies
Masseur (uncredited)

Jean Del Val
Henri the Chef (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Hijack Driver (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

John George
Little Man at Newstand (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Olin Howland
Ed the Watchman (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Bruce Lester
Charles (uncredited)
Walter Merrill
Det. Schreiber (uncredited)

Harold Miller
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Frank Mills
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Toll Booth Policeman

William H. O'Brien
Waiter (uncredited)

Jack Perrin
Policeman (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson
Heinz (uncredited)

Cap Somers
Butcher (uncredited)

Freddie Steele
Tiger Rose (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Policeman
Crews
John Bright
Adaptation
Leo Tover
Director of Photography

Victor Young
Original Music Composer

Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Theodore Reeves
Theatre Play
Robert Smith
Adaptation

Byron Haskin
Director

Charles Schnee
Screenplay
Hans Dreier
Art Direction

Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Arthur P. Schmidt
Editor
Patrick Delany
Set Decoration

Edith Head
Costume Design

Franz Bachelin
Art Direction
Harry Lindgren
Sound Recordist
Walter Oberst
Sound Recordist
Richard McWhorter
Assistant Director

Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
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