Lloyd Bridges
Tris Stewart
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Synopsis
Federal investigators arrange the release of a convicted counterfeiter to trace a new supply of forged banknotes. He intends to turn the opportunity into his own escape, while an undercover agent works closer to him than he realizes. The chase for the printing plates becomes a contest of surveillance, bluff and divided loyalties.
Cast
DirectorsRichard Fleischer
Historical context
An opening account of Treasury work places the film in the postwar cycle of crime dramas that borrowed the appearance of official documentaries. Richard Fleischer then shifts from institutional procedure to a volatile undercover operation, keeping the pursuit of counterfeit money tied to the behaviour of individual criminals.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Lloyd Bridges — Tom Korman Assoc. · Public domain
- Barbara Payton — Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
- John Hoyt — Joseph H. Lewis · Public domain
- Russ Conway — Alex Nicol (director) · Public domain
