

Overview
A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.
Top Cast

Dana Andrews
Tom Garrett

Joan Fontaine
Susan Spencer

Sidney Blackmer
Austin Spencer

Arthur Franz
Bob Hale

Philip Bourneuf
Roy Thompson

Edward Binns
Lt. Kennedy

Shepperd Strudwick
Jonathan Wilson

Robin Raymond
Terry Larue

Barbara Nichols
Dolly Moore
William F. Leicester
Charlie Miller
Dan Seymour
Greco

Rusty Lane
Judge
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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