Tailor Jonah Goodwin (Thomas Mitchell) and lowly cook Olaf Johnson (John Qualen) are saving their money to go in as partners on a large fishing boat and make a long-desired career change. One night, small-time gangster Harold Goff (John Garfield) bullies them into paying him five dollars a week and then has them sign a document saying the money is repayment on a loan. When Jonah's self-centered daughter Stella (Ida Lupino) takes up with Goff, the pair decide to do away with him.
John Garfield
Ida Lupino
Thomas Mitchell
Director Anatole Litvak
Screenplay Robert Macaulay, Robert Rossen, Jerry Wald
Producer Hal B. Wallis
Cinematography James Wong Howe
Editing Warren Low
Music Heinz Roemheld
Distributor Warner Bros.
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