
Overview
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorRichard Fleischer
WriterEarl Felton
Cast

Charles McGraw
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Marie Windsor
Mrs. Frankie Neall

Jacqueline White
Ann Sinclair
Gordon Gebert
Tommy Sinclair

Queenie Leonard
Mrs. Troll

David Clarke
Joseph Kemp
Peter Virgo
Densel

Don Beddoe
Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes

Paul Maxey
Sam Jennings

Harry Harvey
Train Conductor

Peter Brocco
Vincent Yost (uncredited)

George Chandler
Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Train Passenger (uncredited)

Don Haggerty
Det. Wilson (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee
Tenant (uncredited)
Walter Merrill
Officer Allen (uncredited)

Harold Miller
Train Passenger (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Ivan Browning
Waiter (uncredited)
James Conaty
Tenant in Apartment House Hallway (uncredited)
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Keywords
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Details
Budget
$10M
TMDb Votes
166
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026






