Corrupt cop Barney Nolan (Edmond O'Brien) is hard up for cash, so he shoots a bookie, relieves him of $25,000 and makes it look like an accident. Unbeknownst to Nolan, however, the entire episode is witnessed by a deaf-mute from across the street. While Nolan struggles to keep the crime a secret from his girlfriend, Patty Winters (Marla English), a series of loose ends pop up, and Nolan soon learns that, although committing a crime is easy, getting away with it is murder.
Edmond O'Brien
Director Edmond O'Brien, Howard W. Koch
Screenplay Richard Alan Simmons, John C. Higgins
Producer Aubrey Schenck
Cinematography Gordon Avil
Editing John F. Schreyer
Music Paul Dunlap
Distributor United Artists
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