

Crime · Drama · Romance
Overview
A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, in 1997.
Top Cast


Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford
Jeff Warren
Glenn Ford
Jeff Warren


Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame
Vicki Buckley
Gloria Grahame
Vicki Buckley


Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford
Carl Buckley
Broderick Crawford
Carl Buckley


Edgar Buchanan
Edgar Buchanan
Alec Simmons
Edgar Buchanan
Alec Simmons


Kathleen Case
Kathleen Case
Ellen Simmons
Kathleen Case
Ellen Simmons


Peggy Maley
Peggy Maley
Jean
Peggy Maley
Jean


Diane DeLaire
Diane DeLaire
Vera Simmons
Diane DeLaire
Vera Simmons


Grandon Rhodes
Grandon Rhodes
John Owens
Grandon Rhodes
John Owens
Dan Seymour
Dan Seymour
Bartender
Dan Seymour
Bartender


John Pickard
John Pickard
Matt Henley
John Pickard
Matt Henley
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