A study of an amoral and sleazy defense lawyer who suddenly tries to "go straight" when he finds out that his tart wife is cheating on him; as well as the similarities he has in life with one of his clients.
Acting
Milburn Stone's greasy charm barely concealing desperation.
Direction
Elmer Clifton wringing maximum sleaze from minimal budget.
Director
Elmer Clifton
Milburn Stone
Martin Strang
Katherine DeMille
Lucille Strang
Paul Guilfoyle
William Jackson
Stanley Waxman
Dr. James Anderson
Norman Budd
James Tillton
Jonathan Hale
Judge Allan J. Brooks
John Hamilton
Lt. Edwards
Joseph Forte
District Attorney (as Joe Forte)
Herb Vigran
Reporter with pipe
Barney Phillips
Reporter
Charles Williams
Reporter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Milburn Stone would soon find TV immortality as Doc Adams on Gunsmoke—quite the career pivot from this sweaty shyster.
Produced by the legendary 'Poverty Row' studio Film Classics Inc., this exemplifies the cheap, fast, morally lurid programmers that filled double bills before TV killed the B-movie.
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