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Plot

Violent and viscerally sexual, Anthony Mann's muscular low-budget noir tells the tale of a framed gangster's quest for vengeance after he busts out of prison. Once freed, gangster Joe Sullivan Dennis O'Keefe) and his girl friend Pat (Claier Trevor) set off to find the mobster who set him up. The kidnapping of Ann Martin (Marsha Hunt), the social worker who wrote to Joe in prison, leads the fugitive into a romantic triangle of death, passion and tragedy.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
89min.
DVD Release Date:
02/26/2002
Distributor(s):
Eagle-Lion
Director(s):
Anthony Mann
Starring:
Dennis O'Keefe , Claire Trevor , Marsha Hunt , John Ireland , Raymond Burr
Themes:
Innocence Lost,Escape From Prison,Love Triangles,Out For Revenge
Tone:
Atmospheric,Forceful,Moody,Stylized,Tense,Visceral
Keywords:
criminal,escaped-convict,hostage,jealousy,mistress,mob-boss,prison,revenge,social-worker
Language:
English