Prominent attorney Brad Mason takes on the defense of Rudi Walchek, a young hit-man hoodlum accused of murder. Convinced of the youthful thug’s innocence, Mason get him acquitted. Later, he learns from the murder-victim’s father that Walchek is a low-level member of a protection-racket gang and was undoubtedly guilty. Mason is anxious to get the gang-leader, but when he discovers it is the eminently respected head of the city’s Crime Commission, he feels that a conviction in a court-of-law would be impossible. In a rage, he kills the man, but all evidence, including the murder weapon points to Walchek. When the latter is again brought to trial, Mason, although he senses a higher justice is at work, feels he must defend him with the best of his ability. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.6/10 | |
Released: | November 16, 1951 | |
Runtime: | 86 min | |
Genres: | Drama Crime Film-Noir | |
Companies: | MGM Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |
Cast: | Walter Pidgeon Barry Sullivan Ann Harding Keefe Brasselle | |
Crew: | Richard Thorpe Ronald Millar George Froeschel | |
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