Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.
Barbara Stanwyck
as Kathy Ferguson
Sterling Hayden
as Lt. William Doyle
Raymond Burr
as Inspektor Pope
Fay Wray
as Alice Pope
Virginia Grey
as Sara
Royal Dano
as Capt. Charlie Alidas
Robert Griffin
as Police Sgt. James
Dennis Cross
as Police Sgt. Jules
Jay Adler
as Mr. Nalence
Stuart Whitman
as Laboratory Technician
Malcolm Atterbury
as Police Officer Spitz
Robert Quarry
as Sam, Reporter