Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.
Mickey Rooney
as Daniel 'Dan' Brady
Jeanne Cagney
as Vera Novak
Barbara Bates
as Helen Calder
Peter Lorre
as Nick Dramoshag
Taylor Holmes
as Harvey
Art Smith
as Oren Mackey
Wally Cassell
as Chuck Davis
Richard Lane
as Lt. Nelson
Patsy O'Connor
as Millie
John Gallaudet
as Moriarity
Minerva Urecal
as Landlady
Sidney Marion
as Shorty
