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About
Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who stalks the home of a married woman.
Theatrical
May 25, 1951
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Horizon Pictures
Keywords
sociopath
los angeles, california
pregnant woman
radio show host
prowler
illicit affair
murder plot
murder by gunshot
perfect murder
getting away with murder
impotent husband
manipulated woman
obsessed with a woman
abuse of power
murdered by a policeman
seducer
adulterous wife
corrupt cop
police misconduct
Cast
Full credits →V
Van Heflin
Webb Garwood
E
Evelyn Keyes
Susan Gilvray
J
John Maxwell
Bud Crocker
K
Katherine Warren
Grace Crocker
E
Emerson Treacy
William Gilvray
M
Madge Blake
Martha Gilvray
W
Wheaton Chambers
Doctor James
R
Robert Osterloh
Coroner
S
Sherry Hall
John Gilvray
L
Louise Lorimer
Motel Manager
D
Dalton Trumbo
John Gilvray's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
B
Bess Flowers
Spectator at Coroner's Inquest (uncredited)
