While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O'Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a number of mishaps.
Cast
George Sanders
Gay Lawrence
Lynn Bari
Ann Riordan
James Gleason
Inspector Mike O'Hara
Allen Jenkins
Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke
Helen Gilbert
Diana Kenyon
Ward Bond
Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
Anne Revere
Jessie Florian (Uncredited)
Turhan Bey
Jules Amthor (Uncredited)
Hans Conried
Quincey W. Marriot (Uncredited)
George Cleveland
Jerry (Uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Harry Shannon
Detective Grimes (Uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
William Alland
Reporter (Uncredited)
Roxanne Barkley
Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
Fred Carpenter
Newsboy (Uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Doorman (Uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Reporter (Uncredited)
Frank Fanning
Detective (Uncredited)
George Ford
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
George Golden
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Louie (Uncredited)
Warren Jackson
Montgomery (Uncredited)
Jerry James
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Coroner (Uncredited)
Mike Lally
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Gayle Mellott
Show Girl (Uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Amarilla Morris
Girl (Uncredited)
Paul Norby
Detective (Uncredited)
Barry Norton
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Jailer (Uncredited)
Louise Ritchie
Maid (Uncredited)
John Roche
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Mickey Simpson
Bartender (Uncredited)
Robert Smith
Police Officer (Uncredited)
Chester Tallman
Detective (Uncredited)
Ken Terrell
Headwaiter (Uncredited)
Elinor Troy
Girl (Uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Dancer in Fight with Waiter (Uncredited)
Juan Varro
Hindu (Uncredited)
Crew
Irving Reis
Director
Lynn Root
Writer
Frank Fenton
Writer
Raymond Chandler
Novel
Harry Marker
Editor
George Robinson
Director of Photography
Robert Aldrich
Second Assistant Director
Ruby Rosenberg
Assistant Director
J.R. McDonough
Executive Producer
Howard Benedict
Producer
Renié
Costume Design
Earl A. Wolcott
Sound Recordist
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer, Additional Music
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Gene Rose
Additional Music
Paul Sawtell
Additional Music
Nathaniel Shilkret
Additional Music
Ken Terrell
Stunts
Michael Arlen
Characters
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Feild M. Gray
Art Direction
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