Dick Powell was an excellent actor. Rhonda Flemming is an under rated actress. Toget her they pump a lot into this script, and it shows. Powell is the classic ex-con who gets out of jail but then some folks try to get him put back in. As for Flemming, she is excellent as the dame who loves Rocky (Powell).
William Conrad is the heavy as he sets up Rocky with a fixed horse racing bet to give Rocky stolen money that the cops are looking for, There's more to it, but that is the base line I will go with rather than spoil the ending here.
Filmed in California in glorious Black and white, the film is a "b" RKO feature that is just over an hour in length. Like most noirs it packs a lot into an hour including Powell beating up Conrad.
William Conrad is the heavy as he sets up Rocky with a fixed horse racing bet to give Rocky stolen money that the cops are looking for, There's more to it, but that is the base line I will go with rather than spoil the ending here.
Filmed in California in glorious Black and white, the film is a "b" RKO feature that is just over an hour in length. Like most noirs it packs a lot into an hour including Powell beating up Conrad.