Side Street

A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000, and when he decides to return the money things go wrong and that is only the beginning of his troubles.

Cast

Farley Granger

as Joe Norson

Cathy O'Donnell

as Ellen Norson

James Craig

as George Garsell / Mr. Howard

Paul Kelly

as Capt. Walter Anderson

Jean Hagen

as Harriette Sinton

Paul Harvey

as Emil Lorrison

Edmon Ryan

as Victor Backett

Charles McGraw

as Det. Stan Simon

Edwin Max

as Nick Drumman / Stevenson

Adele Jergens

as Lucille 'Lucky' Colner

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