Overview

Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.

Cast

James Cagney

Ralph Cotter

Barbara Payton

Holiday Carleton

Helena Carter

Margaret Dobson

Ward Bond

Inspector Charles Weber

Luther Adler

Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon

Barton MacLane

Lieutenant John Reece

Steve Brodie

Joe 'Jinx' Raynor