
Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny that he'd written a clue "in the Bible." Frustrated, Johnny obsessively searches for the missing Gideon Bible from Jess's hotel room.

George Raft
Johnny Torno

Virginia Mayo
Carla North

Gene Lockhart
Warni Hazard

Raymond Burr
Nick Cherney

Harry Morgan
Rocky

Barton MacLane
Detective Strecker

Arthur Franz
Fr. Jess Torno

Ken Murray
Ken Murray

Stanley Clements
Carlson Hotel Bellhop

William Frawley
Hotel Night Clerk

Arthur Shields
Father Redmond

Frank Orth
Wallace 'Wally' Stoner

Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet

Pitfall
Pitfall

Larceny
Larceny

Deported
Deported

Cry Danger
Cry Danger

The Mob
The Mob

Slightly Scarlet
Slightly Scarlet

The Bribe
The Bribe

Party Girl
Party Girl

Crack-Up
Crack-Up

Raw Deal
Raw Deal

When Strangers Marry
When Strangers Marry