Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?
Victor Mature
as Lt. Candella
Richard Conte
as Martin Rome
Fred Clark
as Lt Collins
Shelley Winters
as Brenda Martingale
Betty Garde
as Miss Pruett
Berry Kroeger
as W. A. Niles
Tommy Cook
as Tony Rome
Debra Paget
as Teena Riconti
Hope Emerson
as Rose Given
Roland Winters
as Ledbetter
Walter Baldwin
as Orvy
June Storey
as Miss Boone, Nurse
