Overview
A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
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Crew
DirectorOtto Preminger
WriterBen Hecht
Cast
Dana Andrews
Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
Gene Tierney
Morgan Taylor
Bert Freed
Det. Sgt. Paul Klein
Gary Merrill
Tommy Scalise
Karl Malden
Det. Lt. Thomas
Tom Tully
Jiggs Taylor
Ruth Donnelly
Martha
Craig Stevens
Ken Paine
Fred Aldrich
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
Ian MacDonald
Detective Casey (uncredited)
John McGuire
Detective Gertessen (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Detective (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Detective (uncredited)
Phil Tully
Det. Ted Benson, 16th Precinct (uncredited)
Don Appell
Willie Bender (uncredited)
Tony Barr
Hoodlum (uncredited)
John Daheim
Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)
Neville Brand
Steve, Scalise Hood (uncredited)
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026