Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
Keywords
- war veteran
- femme fatale
- film noir
- framed for murder
- brain injury
- innocent man
- adulterous wife
- wife cheating on husband
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Top Cast
Alan Ladd as Johnny Morrison
Veronica Lake as Joyce Harwood
William Bendix as Buzz Wanchek
Howard Da Silva as Eddie Harwood
Doris Dowling as Helen Morrison
Tom Powers as Capt. Hendrickson
Hugh Beaumont as George Copeland
Howard Freeman as Corelli
Top Crew
George Marshall · Director
Raymond Chandler · Screenplay
Victor Young · Composer
Lionel Lindon · Cinematographer
Arthur P. Schmidt · Editor
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