A woman falls for the victim of an intended blackmail plot.A woman falls for the victim of an intended blackmail plot.A woman falls for the victim of an intended blackmail plot.
Harry Cheshire
- The Minister
- (as Harry V. Cheshire)
John Albright
- Youth
- (uncredited)
Vince Barnett
- Stage Door Attendant
- (uncredited)
Edward Biby
- Well-Wisher at Dock
- (uncredited)
James Carlisle
- Wedding Guest
- (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
- Stranger
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe basic plot, which has been used many times in the movies, as well as filmed under its own name, is that of the novel "The Wings of the Dove" by Henry James.
- GoofsWhen John Carroll's character gets shot in the back in the beginning of the movie there is no bullet hole in his coat until he gets back to his hotel room and then the hole appears in his coat.
- Quotes
Chang: Someday, everybody lose everybody. That is why Chang never fall in love with girl again. If she mean all the world to you, and you lose her, then you have lost the whole world. If she mean more than life to you, and you lose her, then you have lost all of life. But if she mean more than your soul to you, and you lose her, then you have lost your own soul.
George MacAllister: Confucius say that?
Chang: Maybe Confucius.
[smiling]
Chang: Maybe Walter Winchell. Chang remember only the words.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Forensic Files: Paintball (2003)
Featured review
Underrated little film noir
John H Auer was a major director at Republic Pictures and gave some good films, with the major star of the studio, John Carroll, who also served under Allan Dwann's direction. In this film noir, he is not brilliant but good enough to face Broderick Crawford, whom I did not expect in a Republic film. A classic story for a film noir, with a tepid Vera Ralston performance. Only the ending is very interesting, dark, gloomy and reminds me the end of LE DOULOS, from film maker Jean-Pierre Melville.
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- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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