An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.
Cast
Alice Faye
June Mills
Dana Andrews
Eric Stanton
Linda Darnell
Stella
Charles Bickford
Mark Judd
Anne Revere
Clara Mills
Bruce Cabot
Dave Atkins
John Carradine
Professor Madley
Percy Kilbride
Pop
Dorothy Adams
Stella's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)
Robert Adler
Coroner at Murder Scene (uncredited)
Herbert Ashley
Reporter (uncredited)
Matthew Beard
Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Man in Drug Store (uncredited)
Betty Boyd
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
News Vendor (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Chick Collins
Second Bus Driver (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
Gus Glassmire
San Francisco Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
William Haade
First Bus Driver (uncredited)
Dick Haymes
Himself - JukeBox Vocalist (voice) (uncredited)
Olin Howland
Joe Ellis (uncredited)
Adele Jergens
Woman at Madley's Show (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Woman at Madley's Show (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald
Bank Guard (uncredited)
George Magrill
Cop at Murder Scene (uncredited)
Leila McIntyre
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Mira McKinney
Mrs. Judd (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Dave Morris
Reporter (uncredited)
Horace Murphy
Sheriff (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Man at Madley's Show (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
Policeman (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Waiter (uncredited)
Paul Palmer
Detective (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Policeman (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Honky Tonk Dance Customer (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Man at Madley's Show (uncredited)
Hal Taliaferro
Officer Gus Johnson (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Bartender (uncredited)
Martha Wentworth
Hotel Maid (uncredited)
Crew
Otto Preminger
Director, Producer
Harry Kleiner
Screenplay
Marty Holland
Novel
Harry Reynolds
Editor
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Tom Dudley
Assistant Director
George Schaefer
Assistant Director
Sam Wurtzel
Assistant Director
Lloyd Ahern Sr.
Camera Operator
Bonnie Cashin
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Otto Brower
Second Unit Director
Charles Althouse
Scoring Mixer
Paul Neal
Scoring Mixer
Murray Spivack
Scoring Mixer
Bernard Freericks
Sound
Harry M. Leonard
Sound
Fred Sersen
Special Effects, Visual Effects
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Emil Newman
Music Director
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Helen Hansard
Set Decoration
Teresa Brachetto
Script Supervisor
Raymond A. Klune
Production Manager
Frances C. Richardson
Researcher
Leland Fuller
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
May Morris
Research Assistant
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