Just out of prison Joe Harris looks to restart his life. His wife Barbie has moved and the one man who can tell him where refuses to do so. Enraged, Joe beats the old man senseless and runs away to his father's home, where he also finds his wife. A police detective comes around about the beating (which will soon to become a murder) and Joe insists he's innocent. Joe tells his wife and father he's a changed man and he's only a suspect because of his prior conviction. Barbie and Fred struggle with their desire to believe Joe's plea versus their fear he'll never change.
Acting
Dean's volcanic restraint — violence bubbling under every glance.
Direction
Dunlap traps characters in tight frames, no escape.
Director
Richard Dunlap
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in one week for CBS's 'Westinghouse Studio One' — Dean was so broke he bussed to set.
This rare pre-fame Dean performance was considered lost for decades until a kinescope surfaced in 2010.
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