Mr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled ex-convicts in an effort to help them reform and go straight. Among his 'employed-prison-graduates' are Helen Roberts and Joe Dennis, working as sales clerks. Joe is in love with Helen and asks her to marry him, but she is forbidden to marry as she is still on parole, but she says yes and they are married. In spite of their poverty-level life, their marriage is a happy one until Joe discovers she has lied about her past, in order to marry him. Disillusioned, he leaves, goes back to his old gang and plans to rob the department store.

Sylvia Sidney
as Helen Roberts

George Raft
as Joe Dennis

Barton MacLane
as Mickey

Harry Carey
as Mr. Morris

Roscoe Karns
as Cuffy

George E. Stone
as Pasty

Warren Hymer
as Gimpy Carter

Robert Cummings
as Jim

Adrian Morris
as Knucks

Roger Gray
as Bath House
CinemaSerf
This is quite an enjoyable film-noir from Fritz Lang that sees wealthy department store owner "Morris" (Harry Carey) use his position to try and help ex-convicts get back on their feet. For many of them it's a catch-22. If they don't have a job they don't get parole and vice versa - so he gives them...