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FULL SYNOPSIS

This Pine-Thomas Production was scripted by Geoffrey Homes (aka Daniel Mainwaring), best known as the author of the novel upon which the "film noir" classic Out of the Past was based. Robert Lowery plays victim-of-circumstance Tom Durling, in the wrong place at the wrong time when a bank robbery occurs. As the only witness to the crime, Durling is sought after by June Reynolds (Barbara Britton), who wants to prove that her brother, killed in the holdup, was innocent of complicity. Trouble is, the police have fingered Durling as their primary suspect, so he naturally wants to remain scarce. By film's end, however, Durling and June have taken it upon themselves to track down the villains. Unusual for its time was the film's depiction of its policeman characters, who are shown to be reasonable and intelligent rather than conclusion-jumping and dull-witted. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

Robert Lowery
as Tom Durling
Barbara Britton
as June Reynolds
Frank Albertson
as Al
Lola Lane
as Betty
James Bush
as Frank Chance
Byron Barr
as Steve Reynolds
Elizabeth Risdon
as Ma
Ralph Sanford
as Roach
Paul Harvey
as District Attorney
Gig Young
as Steve Reynolds
Edmund MacDonald
as Jack Chance

Crew

William C. Thomas
Director
William C. Thomas
Producer
William Pine
Producer
Winston Miller
Screenwriter
Daniel Mainwaring
Screenwriter
Owen Francis
Screen Story
Fred Jackman, Jr.
Cinematographer
Alexander Laszlo
Composer (Music Score)
Henry Adams
Editor
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