
Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.

Mickey Rooney
Daniel 'Dan' Brady

Jeanne Cagney
Vera Novak

Barbara Bates
Helen Calder

Peter Lorre
Nick Dramoshag

Taylor Holmes
Harvey

Art Smith
Oren Mackey

Wally Cassell
Chuck Davis

Richard Lane
Lt. Nelson

Patsy O'Connor
Millie

John Gallaudet
Moriarity

Minerva Urecal
Landlady
Sidney Marion
Shorty

Crime of Passion
Crime of Passion

The Hot Month of August
The Hot Month of August

Romeo Is Bleeding
Romeo Is Bleeding

Angel Face
Angel Face

Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet

Bright Red
Bright Red

No Good Deed
No Good Deed

The Brasher Doubloon
The Brasher Doubloon

L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy

In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place

The Glass Key
The Glass Key