Broke socialite Virginia Mayo gets involved with nightclub operator Bruce Bennett who has mob ties and ends up involved in three murders. It all starts when the nightclub she is at is robbed, and the murder is traced to her car. Two other murders follow while Mayo gets deeper in with Bennett until she decides to find the evidence to trap him. This is one of the gangster films that has a few touches of film noir (particularly its title), but not a lot. Mayo is serviceable as the socialite, while Bennett is a credible gangster with many levels to his character. It's all rather ordinary, however, with a few neat twists and turns, but not enough to make it stand out. An interesting element is the lack of familiar character actor names, rare for a Warner Brothers movie of the late 40's.
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