A gangland murder is the motivating factor of this fast-moving crime drama. George Murphy stars as reporter Kent Shevlin, whose investigation of the murder leads to a tenure as a temporary FBI agent.

Gertrude Michael
as Barbara 'Buff' Andrews

George Murphy
as Keat Shevlin

Roscoe Karns
as Mopsy

Akim Tamiroff
as Joe Ramirez de la Valle

Sidney Blackmer
as Riley Ferguson

Samuel S. Hinds
as Senator Andrews

Dean Jagger
as 'Honey' Hogan

Russell Hicks
as Dodd

David Haines
as Jimmy Emerson

Julian Rivero
as Pancho