Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who stalks the home of a married woman.
Van Heflin
as Webb Garwood
Evelyn Keyes
as Susan Gilvray
John Maxwell
as Bud Crocker
Katherine Warren
as Grace Crocker
Emerson Treacy
as William Gilvray
Madge Blake
as Martha Gilvray
Wheaton Chambers
as Doctor James
Robert Osterloh
as Coroner
Sherry Hall
as John Gilvray
Louise Lorimer
as Motel Manager
Dalton Trumbo
as John Gilvray's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Spectator at Coroner's Inquest