75 minutes of pure noir paranoia—customs agents, dead bodies, and John Carradine being gloriously creepy.
Cinematography
Gritty NYC location shooting steals every scene.
Acting
Carradine's oily villain outshines the whole cast.
Director
Joseph Lerner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in just 10 days on a $50,000 budget—classic Poverty Row efficiency.
The semi-documentary style aped 'The Naked City' but with zero prestige; it's noir for the working class.
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