Released:
1949-09-30

Overview:
Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny that he'd written a clue "in the Bible." Frustrated, Johnny obsessively searches for the missing Gideon Bible from Jess's hotel room.

Director:
Roy Del Ruth

Runtime:
1h 23min

Genre:
Thriller, Crime

• Cast:
• 
  George Raft
  as
  Johnny Torno
• 
  Virginia Mayo
  as
  Carla North
• 
  Gene Lockhart
  as
  Warni Hazard
• 
  Raymond Burr
  as
  Nick Cherney
• 
  Harry Morgan
  as
  Rocky