A cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob racketeers who are responsible.

Alan Ladd
as Steve Rollins

Edward G. Robinson
as Victor Amato

Joanne Dru
as Marcia Rollins

William Demarest
as Dan Bianco

Paul Stewart
as Joe Lye

Perry Lopez
as Mario Amato

Fay Wray
as Kay Stanley

Renata Vanni
as Anna Amato

Nestor Paiva
as Louis Fiaschetti

Stanley Adams
as Hammy