A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
James Cagney
as Frank Ross
George Raft
as 'Hood' Stacey
Jane Bryan
as Joyce Connover
George Bancroft
as Prison Warden John Armstrong
Maxie Rosenbloom
as Fargo Red
Stanley Ridges
as Mueller
Alan Baxter
as Pole Cat Carlisle
Victor Jory
as W.J. Grayce
John Wray
as Pete Kassock
Edward Pawley
as Dale
Willard Robertson
as Lang
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Ross
