When his partner is killed, tough Irish detective Eddie Ryan vows to avenge the death, whatever the cost. As he begins unraveling clues, his behavior becomes so outrageous that he's obliged to turn in his badge, but the experience only emboldens him. Ryan eventually learns that his partner was caught up in a Puerto Rican gun-running scheme masterminded by a crook named Sweet Willie, who wants to foment revolutionary war.
Robert Duvall
as Eddie Ryan
Verna Bloom
as Maureen
Henry Darrow
as Sweet William
Eddie Egan
as Scanlon
Felipe Luciano
as Ruben Garcia
Tina Cristiani
as Mrs. Caputo
Marina Durell
as Rita Garcia
Chico Martínez
as Frankie Diaz
Jose Duvall
as Ferrer
Luis Ávalos
as Chico
Sam Schacht
as Assistant D.A.
Duane Morris
as