The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.
Robert Mitchum
as Captain Thomas McQuigg
Lizabeth Scott
as Irene Hayes
Robert Ryan
as Nick Scanlon
William Talman
as Officer Bob Johnson
Ray Collins
as D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh
Joyce Mackenzie
as Mary McQuigg
Robert Hutton
as Dave Ames
Virginia Huston
as Lucy Johnson
William Conrad
as Det. Sgt. Turk
Walter Sande
as Sgt. Jim Delaney
Les Tremayne
as Harry Craig
Don Porter
as R. G. Connolly
