Dick Powell
John Forbes
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Synopsis
An insurance employee weary of his comfortable routine becomes personally involved in recovering an embezzler's gifts. His encounter with the recipient draws him away from his family and into a dangerous rivalry. The excitement he wanted carries obligations he did not anticipate.
Cast
DirectorsAndré de Toth
Inspirations
Jay Dratler's novel places a crime story inside an apparently secure middle-class life. The adaptation makes boredom and dissatisfaction, rather than material desperation alone, a route into noir's world.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- Dick Powell — NBC Television · Public domain
- Lizabeth Scott — Robert Coburn · Public domain
- Jane Wyatt — Unknown author · Public domain
- Raymond Burr — NBC TV · Public domain
