A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
Dana Andrews
as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
Gene Tierney
as Morgan Taylor
Bert Freed
as Det. Sgt. Paul Klein
Gary Merrill
as Tommy Scalise
Karl Malden
as Det. Lt. Thomas
Tom Tully
as Jiggs Taylor
Ruth Donnelly
as Martha
Craig Stevens
as Ken Paine
Fred Aldrich
as Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
as Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
as Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)
Ian MacDonald
as Detective Casey (uncredited)
