The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, William Talman, Ray Collins, Joyce Mackenzie
Crew: William Wister Haines (Screenplay), Paul Sawtell (Original Music Composer), Bartlett Cormack (Theatre Play), John Cromwell (Director), George E. Diskant (Director of Photography), W.R. Burnett (Screenplay)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
Runtime: 88 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 25, 1951
IMDb: 4.7
Keywords:corruption, election campaign, cop-killer, gangster, police chief, based on play or musical, remake, film noir, police station, mob boss, mob hit, terrorist bombing, political corruption, crime syndicate, mob, subpoena, witness intimidation, systemic corruption, corrupt police officials, corrupt legal system, corrupt district attorney, mob corruption
