Handlung
Privatdetektiv Bradford Galt kommt von San Francisco nach New York, um ein neues Leben anzufangen, nachdem er unschuldig im Gefängnis gesessen hatte. Obwohl der Start in Gestalt seiner neuen, bildhübschen Sekretärin Kathleen viel versprechend ist, stellen sich bald darauf Schwierigkeiten ein: Alles deutet auf Galt als den Täter hin, als Kunstsammler Cathcart für das Ableben des Geliebten seiner Frau und Ex-Partners von Galt sorgt. Gemeinsam mit Cathleen hat Galt alle Hände voll zu tun, den wahren Schuldigen ans Licht zu bringen. Atmosphärisch dichter Film noir von Henry Hathaway, der zwar mit Mark Stevens nicht mit einem ganz großen Namen in der Rolle des Helden aufwarten kann, dieses Manko aber durch die großartige Leistung von Lucille Ball mehr als wettmachen kann - nicht umsonst wurde Ball in den Credits an erster Stelle genannt. Kameramann Joseph MacDonald sorgt für die passend düsteren Bilder und präsentiert beeindruckende Aufnahmen der Schattenseiten Manhattans.
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Besetzung
Lucille Ball
Kathleen Stewart
Clifton Webb
Hardy Cathcart
William Bendix
Fred Foss
Mark Stevens
Bradford Galt
Kurt Kreuger
Anthony Jardine
Cathy Downs
Mari Cathcart
Reed Hadley
Frank Reeves
Constance Collier
Mrs. Kingsley
Eddie Heywood
Eddie Heywood
Colleen Alpaugh
Little Girl with Slide Whistle (uncredited)
Charles Cane
Policeman at Tony's Apartment (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
Maid (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
John Elliott
Laundry Proprietor (uncredited)
Mary Field
Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
John Goldsworthy
Butler (uncredited)
Vincent Graeff
Newsboy Witness (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Man at Hit and Run Attempt (uncredited)
Eloise Hardt
Miss Dennis (uncredited)
John Kelly
Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Bartender (uncredited)
Molly Lamont
Lucy Wilding (uncredited)
Hope Landin
Woman Scrubbing Floor (uncredited)
Thomas Louden
Elderly Man (uncredited)
Donald MacBride
Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Cab Driver #1 (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Henry (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
Milkman (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Mr. Bryson (uncredited)
Steve Olsen
Arcade Barker (uncredited)
Isabel Randolph
Mrs. Reynolds (uncredited)
John Russell
Policeman at Tony's Apartment (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Deli Customer (uncredited)
Frieda Stoll
Frau Keller (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Cab Driver #2 (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Client Wife (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Real Fred Foss (uncredited)
Regina Wallace
Mrs. Bryson (uncredited)
Gisela Werbisek
Mrs. Schwartz (uncredited)
Lynn Whitney
Stenographer (uncredited)
Peter Cusanelli
(uncredited)
Alice Fleming
(uncredited)
Eugene Goncz
Practical Sign Painter (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tom Monroe
Policeman (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Policeman on Street (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Deli Customer (uncredited)
Raisa
Client Daughter (uncredited)
Pietro Sosso
Old Man (uncredited)