Bootleggers on the lamb Frankie (Burt Lancaster) and Noll (Kirk Douglas) split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. Years later Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay (Lizabeth Scott) to divert Frankie from his intended goal.
Burt Lancaster
Lizabeth Scott
Kirk Douglas
Wendell Corey
Director Byron Haskin
Screenplay Charles Schnee, Robert Smith (adaptation), John Bright (adaptation)
Producer Hal B. Wallis
Cinematography Leo Tover
Editing Arthur P. Schmidt
Music Victor Young
Distributor Paramount Pictures
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