
On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.
Cast

Sydney Greenstreet
Jerome K. Arbutny

Geraldine Fitzgerald
Crystal Shackleford

Peter Lorre
Johnny West

Joan Lorring
Icey Crane

Robert Shayne
Bertram Fallon

Marjorie Riordan
Janet Elliott

Arthur Shields
Prosecutor

Rosalind Ivan
Lady Rhea Beladon

John Alvin
Junior Clerk

Peter Whitney
Timothy Delaney aka Gabby

Alan Napier
David Shackleford

Clifford Brooke
Senior Clerk

Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Proctor
Norman Ainsley
Mr. Giesing (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Man on the Street (uncredited)
Benny Burt
Drunken Stranger (uncredited)

Woody Chambliss
Man in Pub (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Pub Patron (uncredited)

Alec Craig
Man on Park Bench (uncredited)

Cyril Delevanti
Stockbroker (Voice) (uncredited)
Leslie Denison
Detective (uncredited)

Creighton Hale
Man in Pub (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Magistrate (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert
Sir Robert (uncredited)
Keith Hitchcock
Donald Fry (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson
Police Inspector in Pub (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten
Prison Turnkey (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey
Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)

Colin Kenny
Alfred, Innkeeper / Bartender (uncredited)
Connie Leon
Flower Woman (uncredited)

Stanley Logan
'Major' George Alfred Beach (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Waiter (uncredited)

Reginald Sheffield
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Leo White
News Hawker (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Bailiff (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe
Gillkie the Barrister (uncredited)
John Burton
Narrator (uncredited)
Tom Pilkington
Man in Pub (uncredited)
Stanley Mann
Newshawker (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)
Crew

Jean Negulesco
Director
Howard Koch
Screenplay

John Huston
Screenplay
George Amy
Editor

Arthur Edeson
Director of Photography
James McMahon
Assistant Director

Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Wolfgang Reinhardt
Producer
George Gordon Nogle
Camera Operator
Milo Anderson
Costume Design
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Max Parker
Supervising Art Director
Robert G. Wayne
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gerald W. Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles David Forrest
Scoring Mixer
C.A. Riggs
Sound

Edwin B. DuPar
Special Effects
William C. McGann
Special Effects
Adolph Deutsch
Original Music Composer
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director

Clifford Brooke
Dialogue Coach
Paul Detlefsen
Matte Painter
Clarence Steensen
Set Decoration
Fredrik T. Nyquist
Technical Advisor
Eric Stacey
Unit Manager
Ted Smith
Art Direction
Murray Cutter
Orchestrator
Jerome Moross
Orchestrator

Eugene Joseff
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