01/07/1950
A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action.
Edmond O'Brien
as Mal Granger
Joanne Dru
as Gail Mason
Otto Kruger
as Carl Stephans
Barry Kelley
as Vince Walters
Dorothy Patrick
as Trudy Maxwell
Don Porter
as Larry Mason
Howard St. John
as Lieutenant Pete Wright
Robert Osterloh
as Gizzi
Sammy White
as Chippie Evans
Fred Aldrich
as Peterson - Carl's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Phillip Barnes
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jay Barney
as Detective Carter (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
as Chippie's Date (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
as Bookie (uncredited)
Frank Dae
as Pop (uncredited)
George DeNormand
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Sidney Dubin
as Mendel Weiss (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson
as Bookie (uncredited)
Bert Freed
as Steve Marshak (uncredited)
William Getts
as Hoover Dam Guide (uncredited)
Edward Grandpere
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Joe Gray
as Boxer (uncredited)
Robert Haines
as Credit Union Clerk (uncredited)
Al Hill
as Al - Las Vegas Bookmaker (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
as Tim - Bookie (uncredited)
Charles La Torre
as Rocco (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
as Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Boulder Dam Tourist (uncredited)
Hank Mann
as Counterman (uncredited)
Earl Merritt
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Carl Milletaire
as Joe Gish (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
as Sonny - Spotter / Henchman (uncredited)
Cleo Moore
as Mal's Date (uncredited)
Joey Ray
as Las Vegas Bookmaker (uncredited)
Jack Raymond
as Bookie in Montage (uncredited)
Walter Sande
as Auto Repair Mechanic (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Man at Racetrack (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
as Dame at Boxing Match (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
as Boulder Dam Tourist (uncredited)
Duke Watson
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jack Weiler
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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