"The soul of a city. Her glory stripped! Her passion bared!"

1948

1h 36m

7.2(265 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

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Cast & Crew

65 members

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Barry Fitzgerald

Lt. Dan Muldoon

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Howard Duff

Frank Niles

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Dorothy Hart

Ruth Morrison

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Don Taylor

Jimmy Halloran

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Frank Conroy

Captain Donahue

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Ted de Corsia

Willy Garzah

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House Jameson

Dr. Lawrence Stoneman

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Anne Sargent

Mrs. Halloran

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Adelaide Klein

Mrs. Batory

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Grover Burgess

Mr. Batory

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Tom Pedi

Detective Perelli

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Enid Markey

Mrs. Hylton

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Mark Hellinger

Narrator (voice)

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Jean Adair

Little Old Lady (Uncredited)

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Celia Adler

Dress Shop Proprietor (Uncredited)

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Janie Alexander

Girl (Uncredited)

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Joyce Allen

Shopgirl (Uncredited)

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Beverly Bayne

Mrs. Stoneman (Uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Detective (Uncredited)

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Harris Brown

Harvey (Uncredited)

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Ralph Bunker

Hoffman (Uncredited)

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Walter Burke

Pater Backalis (Uncredited)

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Alexander Campbell

Policeman (Uncredited)

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Retta Coleman

Crippled Girl (Uncredited)

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G. Pat Collins

Charles Meade (Uncredited)

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Curt Conway

Det. Nick (Uncredited)

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Russ Conway

Ambulance Doctor (Uncredited)

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Grace Coppin

Miss Livingston (Uncredited)

Writing

William Cottrell

Bisbee (Uncredited)

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Harold Crane

Man (Uncredited)

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Sarah Cunningham

Nurse (Uncredited)

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Johnny Dale

Mr. Stillman (Uncredited)

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Denise Doyle

Girl (Uncredited)

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Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

Photographer (Uncredited)

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Paul Ford

Henry Fowler (Uncredited)

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Andre D. Foster

Jeweler (Uncredited)

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Kathleen Freeman

Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)

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Pearl Gaines

Mrs. Hylton's Maid (Uncredited)

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Earle Gilbert

Banker (Uncredited)

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Bruce Gordon

Cop at Williamsburg Bridge (uncredited)

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William E. Green

Man (uncredited)

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Raymond Greenleaf

City Editor (uncredited)

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James Gregory

Patrolman Albert Hicks (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Cop (uncredited)

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Robert H. Harris

Druggist (uncredited)

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Percy Helton

Street Cleaner (uncredited)

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Bern Hoffman

Wrestler (uncredited)

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Cavada Humphrey

Mother (uncredited)

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Edwin Jerome

Publisher (uncredited)

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Nicholas Joy

Mr. McCormick (uncredited)

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Joe Kerr

Ned Harvey (uncredited)

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Judson Laire

Publisher (uncredited)

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Perc Launders

Police Photographer (uncredited)

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Marion Leeds

Nurse (uncredited)

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George Lynn

Detective Fredericks (uncredited)

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John Marley

Managing Editor (uncredited)

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John McQuade

Detective Dace Constantino (uncredited)

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Carl Milletaire

Young Man Who Confesses to Dexter Murder (uncredited)

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Virginia Mullen

Martha Swenson (uncredited)

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Arthur O'Connell

Sgt. Shaeffer (uncredited)

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David Opatoshu

Sgt. Dave Miller (uncredited)

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Lee Shumway

Patrolman (uncredited)

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Hester Sondergaard

Miss Owens (uncredited)

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John Randolph

Ed Garzah (uncredited)

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William Cottrell

Bisbee (uncredited)

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