
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.
Cast

Sterling Hayden
Det. Lt. Sims

Gene Nelson
Steve Lacey

Phyllis Kirk
Ellen Lacey

Ted de Corsia
'Doc' Penny

Charles Bronson
Ben Hastings

Jay Novello
Dr. Otto Hessler

Nedrick Young
Gat Morgan

James Bell
Daniel O'Keefe

Dub Taylor
Gus Snider
Gayle Kellogg
Detective Kelly
Mack Chandler
Sully

Iris Adrian
Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited)
Joe Bassett
Cop (uncredited)

Charles Cane
Detective (uncredited)

Timothy Carey
Johnny Haslett (uncredited)
Fred Coby
Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
Dennis Dengate
Police Officer (uncredited)
Eileen Elliott
Fourth Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

Fritz Feld
Jess (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson
Detective / Bank Officer (uncredited)
Diane Fortier
First Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

Kit Guard
Barfly at Counter (uncredited)
Jim Hayward
Zenner (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson
Second Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson
Bank Guard (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey
Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)

Jack Kenney
Lefty (uncredited)
Faith Kruger
Salvation Army Singer (uncredited)

Lyle Latell
Hoodlum at Counter (uncredited)

Harry Lauter
Roadblock Officer (uncredited)

Ruth Lee
Third Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Richard Lightner
Mark (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Detective (uncredited)

Mary Newton
Mrs. O'Keefe (uncredited)

Shirley O'Hara
Girl with Bandaged Man (uncredited)

John Pickard
Information Officer (uncredited)
George Ross
Cop (uncredited)
Ted Ryan
Bank Janitor (uncredited)

Sandy Sanders
Cop (uncredited)
Bill Schroff
Delivery Man (uncredited)
John Veitch
Information Officer (uncredited)
Shirley Whitney
Girl (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson
Beer Drinker at Counter (uncredited)

Harry Wilson
Parolee (uncredited)
Jack Woody
Stoolie (uncredited)

Hank Worden
Sweeney (uncredited)
Crew

André de Toth
Director

Crane Wilbur
Writer
Bernard Gordon
Adaptation

Richard Wormser
Adaptation
Ward Hawkins
Story
John Hawkins
Story
Thomas Reilly
Editor

Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
James McMahon
Assistant Director
Bryan Foy
Producer
Moss Mabry
Wardrobe Designer
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist
Stanley Jones
Sound
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
William L. Kuehl
Set Decoration
Stanley Fleischer
Art Direction
Maurice De Packh
Orchestrator
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