Government Agent Conway, posing as a crew member of a ship, is investigating the flood of counterfeit money that seemingly is originating for a gambling ship, moored off-shore beyond the three-mile limit and operated by gangster Dave Reeves.
Acting
Harry Carey brings gravel-voiced gravitas to a thin script.
Production
Gambling ship set screams 'we built this in a weekend.'
Director
Lewis D. Collins
Jack Holt
Treasury Agent Conway
Harry Carey
Captain Bailey
Sig Ruman
Van Cleve
Eduardo Ciannelli
Dave Reeves
Donald Briggs
Jimmy Rothaker
Irene Ware
Dorothy Kenney
Dick Purcell
Agent Melvin Pierce
Ben Welden
Lefty Shores
Paul Fix
Bill Swanson
George J. Lewis
Ed Morrow
Harry Harvey
Gambler (uncredited)
Kathleen Howard
Socialite (uncredited)
John Wray
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'three-mile limit' was a real legal gray zone exploited by gambling ships in the 1930s-40s, making this exploitation cinema with accidental documentary value.
Jack Holt was already 51 here, playing an action lead in an era when Hollywood discarded actors half his age — the man's jawline had its own pension plan.
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