Ed Beaumont is the personal friend, advisor and bodyguard to Paul Madvig, the political boss of a large city. When a mysterious murder is committed---the son of a Madvig political opponent---Madvig's enemies try to pin the crime on him because he is waging a clean-up campaign they oppose. Ed risks his life and his reputation to find the killer and clear his friend.
Directed byFrank Tuttle
Written byDashiell Hammett (novel), Kathryn Scola (screenplay), Kubec Glasmon (screenplay), Harry Ruskin (additional dialogue)
CountryUSA
Runtime80 min
On screen
George Raft
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