Chick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery, he falls under suspicion. The gangster took Joan, a policeman's daughter, to the theater, sneaked out during the intermission to commit the crime, then used her to support his alibi. The detective squad employs its most sophisticated and barbaric techniques, including planting an undercover agent in the gang, to bring him to justice.
Chester Morris
as Chick Williams
Eleanor Griffith
as Joan Manning Williams
Purnell Pratt
as Sgt. Pete Manning
Pat O'Malley
as Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
Regis Toomey
as Danny McGann
Harry Stubbs
as Buck Bachman
Mae Busch
as Daisy Thomas
Irma Harrison
as Toots
Elmer Ballard
as Soft Malone - Cab Driver
Al Hill
as Brown - a Crook
James Bradbury Jr.
as Blake - a Crook
Kernan Cripps
as Trask - Plainclothesman
