Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.
James Cagney
as Ralph Cotter
Barbara Payton
as Holiday Carleton
Helena Carter
as Margaret Dobson
Ward Bond
as Inspector Charles Weber
Luther Adler
as Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon
Barton MacLane
as Lieutenant John Reece
Steve Brodie
as Joe 'Jinx' Raynor
Rhys Williams
as Vic Mason
Herbert Heyes
as Ezra Dobson
John Litel
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
William Frawley
as Byers
Robert Karnes
as Detective Tom Gray
