"A man can be as strong as steel...but somewhere there's a woman who'll break him!" 11 August 1948 Drama, Crime 86 mins
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.
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Dick Powell as John Forbes
Lizabeth Scott as Mona Stevens
Jane Wyatt as Sue Forbes
Raymond Burr as MacDonald
John Litel as District Attorney
Byron Barr as Bill Smiley
Jimmy Hunt as Tommy Forbes
Ann Doran as Maggie
Selmer Jackson as Ed Brawley
Margaret Wells as Terry
Dick Wessel as Desk Sergeant
Eddie Borden as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Helen Dickson as Fashion Show Attendee
Ben Erway as Doctor
Don Haggerty as District Attorney's Man
Sam Harris as Man in Diner
Samuel Bischoff Producer
Jay Dratler Novel
André de Toth Director
Walter Thompson Editor
Harry J. Wild Director of Photography
Karl Kamb Screenplay
William Bowers Screenplay
Arthur Lonergan Art Direction
Elois Jenssen Costume Design
Louis Forbes Original Music Composer
Robert Priestley Set Decoration
André de Toth Screenplay
Robert Cowan Makeup Artist
Louis Forbes Music Director
Cora Palmatier Script Supervisor
Ben Hersh Production Supervisor
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United States 24 August 1948
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