After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.
Ray Milland
as Nick Beal
Audrey Totter
as Donna Allen
Thomas Mitchell
as Joseph Foster
George Macready
as Thomas Garfield
Fred Clark
as Frankie Faulkner
Geraldine Wall
as Martha Foster
Henry O'Neill
as Judge Ben Hobbs
Darryl Hickman
as Larry Price
Nestor Paiva
as Karl
King Donovan
as Peter Wolfe
Charles Evans
as Paul Norton
Ernö Verebes
as Mr. Cox
