Joe Sullivan (Dennis O'Keefe) has taken the rap for Rick (Raymond Burr), who double-crosses him with a flawed escape plan and other means intended to get rid of him.Joe Sullivan (Dennis O'Keefe) has taken the rap for Rick (Raymond Burr), who double-crosses him with a flawed escape plan and other means intended to get rid of him.Joe Sullivan (Dennis O'Keefe) has taken the rap for Rick (Raymond Burr), who double-crosses him with a flawed escape plan and other means intended to get rid of him.
- Car Owner
- (uncredited)
- Ship's Crewman
- (uncredited)
- Police Commanding Officer
- (uncredited)
- Sailor
- (uncredited)
- Motorcycle Cop
- (uncredited)
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
- Gas Station Mechanic
- (uncredited)
- Ranger
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJane Randolph was wanted for the role of Pat Cameron. However, she turned it down, as she was upset at being uncredited in Anthony Mann's previous picture, T-Men (1947). Claire Trevor eventually was cast.
- GoofsThe on-screen end credits list Claire Trevor's character as "Pat Regan". However, she is referred to as "Pat Cameron" by other characters, including the prison guard at the beginning of the film and by both Spider and Rick Coyle near the end.
- Quotes
Joe Sullivan: What do you know about anything? You probably had your bread buttered on both sides since the day you were born. Safe. Safe on first, second, third, and home.
Ann Martin: That's what you think? Just because I own a car and a tailored suit and my nails are clean, you think I've never had to fight? I got an education, sure. I suppose that means I was born with a silver spoon, doesn't it? My father was a schoolteacher. He died in the war of The Depression. Only he didn't get any medals. Or any bands. Or any bonus. He left three children. You think *you* had to fight? The only way you know how to fight is that stupid way with a gun. Well, there's another way you probably never even heard of. It's the daily fight that everyone has. To get food and an education, to land a job and keep it. And some self-respect. 'Safe'? I never asked for anything safe. All I want is... just a little decency, that's all.
In this rough noir, you get a suicide by cop, a guy fighting not to get his face impaled on a set of wall antlers, a flaming friccasee thrown in a drunk woman's face, a nasty deception and the good girl getting tortured, and a bloody final encounter between psycho Burr and O'Keefe, with plenty of face-ripping and falling from burning buildings. That's not standard stuff, and if you can get into babe Trevor with light shimmering on her lips as she tries to figure out how to save her thug O'Keefe from the police, Burr, and the younger angel ready to steal him away, then you will enjoy hell out of this film.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Corkscrew Alley
- Filming locations
- San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California, USA(prison exteriors, opening scenes)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1