Racketeering gangster Lucky Jordan (Alan Ladd) insists on not getting drafted into WWII. His lawyer is unable to help him. He can't even be an undesirable for the army since he was never arrested for all his crimes. Despite all the scheming, he gets drafted. He's a slacker and none of the men are willing to challenge the notorious gangster. WAC Jill Evans (Helen Walker) is not letting him slide.
First, I don't buy this version of Alan Ladd as a gangster. He needs to play this harder, but he's trying to do this with a light touch. Second, I don't like the secret documents. It's nothing more than a MacGuffin. A better option is for his enemies to try to kill him. It could be his underlings or rival gangsters. It is the war years and this has to serve some propaganda purpose. For many of these, even the worst of society would fight for the good guys. This is not that good at doing that either.
First, I don't buy this version of Alan Ladd as a gangster. He needs to play this harder, but he's trying to do this with a light touch. Second, I don't like the secret documents. It's nothing more than a MacGuffin. A better option is for his enemies to try to kill him. It could be his underlings or rival gangsters. It is the war years and this has to serve some propaganda purpose. For many of these, even the worst of society would fight for the good guys. This is not that good at doing that either.