Franchot Tons stars as Howard Mallory, a New York Assistant DA who is investigating a murder.
During the course of the investigation he uncovers a extremist group called The Crusaders. A newspaper reporter writes a scathing article about the group and then is killed. Mallory delves deeper and finds he may be in over his head.
Mallory is then approaced by a sultry nightclub singer named Barbara Whitfield (Jean Wallace) who has been hired by the group to set him up for death. Mallory finds himswelf fighting for his life against the group and barely escapes.
It was rather surprising to see the character of Whitfield get shot and killed, but that is what makes film noir so different. The film moves as a good pace and Tone is good in the lead role. If you're looking for something a little different you might like this.
The rest of the cast includes Marc Lawrence as the leader of The Crusaders, Myron McCormick, and Doe Avedon.
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