Newspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career of racketeer Nick Carston. Julie Gardner is Carston's bookkeeper. Bradford enters Carston's organization and Julie cooperates with him to land Carston in jail. An informer squeals on them. Julie is kidnapped by Carston's henchmen as she is about to testify
Bette Davis
as Julie Gardner
George Brent
as Bill Bradford
Ricardo Cortez
as Alexander Carston
Jack La Rue
as Jake Andrews
Henry O'Neill
as District Attorney Roger Quinn
Robert Strange
as Waxey Armitage
Joseph Crehan
as Commissioner of Police
J. Carrol Naish
as Joe Durell
Joe Sawyer
as Rich - Chief Henchman
William B. Davidson
as Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
Robert Barrat
as Chief of Internal Revenue Service
Paul Guilfoyle
as Williams - Quinn's Secretary
