In this noir, bill gargan is harry, reporter for the herald. When a bigshot turns up dead under mysterious circumstances, harry is at the top of the list of suspects. And everyone is looking for the missing album of shameful secrets. More bodies are piling up, and harry always seems to be in the room. Some fun smaller roles; barbara billingsley (mom cleaver!) is in here as the secretary. John banner (schultzy!) is winter, using a very different accent here. It's pretty good. Done with a tongue in cheek... nothing is to be taken too seriously, although there are numerous moidas. Recently restored by UCLA. With only 454 votes, clearly this is pretty new to TCM. Written and directed by cy endfield, who moved to england after allegedly being connected with the HUAC witch-hunts in the 1950s.
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