A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action.
Released: Jul 01, 1950
Runtime: 102 minutes
Genre: Crime
Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Joanne Dru, Otto Kruger, Barry Kelley, Dorothy Patrick, Don Porter
Crew: Joseph M. Newman (Director), Richard English (Writer), Francis Swann (Writer), Frank N. Seltzer (Producer), Sol Kaplan (Original Music Composer), Franz Planer (Director of Photography)