Dick Powell stars as Treasury agent Michael Barrows who is assigned a very difficult case.
After seeing a 100 Chinese slaves killed on a ship while going after said same ship, Barrows decides to investigate the mass murder. The trail takes him on a dangerous mission to stop a huge drug import.
The trail takes him to Shanghai where he meets Ann Grant (Signe Hasso) believing she is actually Jean Hawks, the leader of the smuggling ring. Along with Ann is a young Chinese girl who has dreams of finally coming to America for a better life. Her name is Shu Pan Wu (Maylia).
Barrows cannot get any evidence to pin on Ann and so he ends up traveling to Cairo, Beirut and Havana. He is almost killed several times by mysterious people and soon ends up back in Shanghai.
Barrows meets many people along the way and works with other agents including Commissioner Lum Chi Chow (Vladimir Sokoloff) who happens to be his best friend in this case.
It all wraps up at the US border when Barrows discovers who the real ring leader is, and it does come as quite a twist in this already twisted tale. If you enjoy crime and film noir, you'll no doubt like this. Powell gives the role his all and it wqrks perfectly.
The rest of the wonderful cast includes Ludwig Donath, Edgar Barrier, John Hoyt and Luis Van Rooten. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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