Nick Smith (Cecil Kellaway), a middle-aged roadside diner owner, hires a drifter, Frank Chambers (John Garfield), to work at his restaurant. Frank quickly begins an affair with Nick's beautiful young wife, Cora (Lana Turner), and the two conspire to kill Nick and seize his assets. When they succeed, local prosecutor Kyle Sackett (Leon Ames) becomes suspicious, but is unable to build a solid case. However, the couple soon realizes that no misdeed ever goes truly unpunished.
Lana Turner
John Garfield
Cecil Kellaway
Hume Cronyn
Director Tay Garnett
Screenplay Harry Ruskin, Niven Busch
Producer Carey Wilson
Cinematography Sidney Wagner
Editing George White
Music George Bassman, Erich Zeisl
Distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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