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The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.
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Dec 12, 1951
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RKO Radio Pictures
Keywords
corruption
cop-killer
police chief
gangster
election campaign
remake
film noir
based on play or musical
police corruption
police station
mob boss
mob hit
terrorist bombing
political corruption
crime syndicate
mob
subpoena
witness intimidation
systemic corruption
corrupt legal system
corrupt district attorney
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Cast
Full credits →R
Robert Mitchum
Thomas McQuigg
L
Lizabeth Scott
Irene Hayes
R
Robert Ryan
Nick Scanlon
W
William Talman
Johnson
R
Ray Collins
Mortimer Welsh
J
Joyce Mackenzie
Mary McQuigg
R
Robert Hutton
Dave Ames
V
Virginia Huston
Lucy Johnson
W
William Conrad
Turk
W
Walter Sande
Jim Delaney
L
Les Tremayne
Harry Craig
D
Don Porter
R. G. Connolly
W
Walter Baldwin
Sullivan
B
Brett King
Joe Scanlon
R
Richard Karlan
Breeze Enright
T
Tito Vuolo
Tony
E
Eric Alden
Sergeant (uncredited)
G
Gregg Barton
Rookie Cop (uncredited)
D
Don Beddoe
Mitchell (uncredited)
R
Robert Bice
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
