Overview
Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.
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DirectorByron Haskin
WriterCharles Schnee
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Frankie Madison
Lizabeth Scott
Kay Lawrence
Kirk Douglas
Noll "Dink" Turner
Wendell Corey
Dave
Kristine Miller
Alexis Richardson
George Rigaud
Maurice
Marc Lawrence
Nick Palestro
Mike Mazurki
Dan
Mickey Knox
Skinner
Roger Neury
Felix
Bobby Barber
Newsboy (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John Bishop
Ben (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown
Lt. Hollaran (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
George (uncredited)
James Davies
Masseur (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
Henri the Chef (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Hijack Driver (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Keywords
bootleggernew york cityrelease from prisonbased on play or musicalfilm noirblack and whitedouble crossformer best friendretributionnightclub ownerhandshakenightclub singermoral reformationformer partneraccounting fraudgreedy manpaybackformer gangstercorrupt businessmanbetrayed by a friend
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026