Londoner Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary (Gene Tierney), becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan. His latest ploy, promoting an aging Greek wrestler, goes awry when the wrestler dies and everyone points the finger at Harry. Hiding out in a riverfront barge, Harry sees his grand ambitions spiral into a nightmare of fear and desperation as the underworld closes in.
Richard Widmark
Gene Tierney
Googie Withers
Herbert Lom
Director Jules Dassin
Screenplay Jo Eisinger
Producer Samuel G. Engel
Cinematography Max Greene
Editing Nick DeMaggio, Sidney Stone
Music Franz Waxman
Distributor 20th Century Fox
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