You know something is up when the usually mild-mannered Robert Sterling comes out as if he is James Cagney. Thrown in jail, unknown to all, the "tough" Sterling is actually an FBI agent who has been placed there to get information on gang leader Dan Dailey.
The movie is a very good one due to the excellent plot twists. Donna Reed shows up and Sterling takes a liking to her. Go know that she is the sister of Dailey. Her efforts to reform him have failed throughout their lives.
In the scenes that he appears, Charles Winninger is a standout as an alcoholic doctor who treats the gun shot wounds of the crooks.
This gangster film of 1941 has it all; an excellent story line with romance blossoming between Sterling and Reed. Sterling must do his duty, no matter what the cost.
The ending again proves that love conquers all.
The movie is a very good one due to the excellent plot twists. Donna Reed shows up and Sterling takes a liking to her. Go know that she is the sister of Dailey. Her efforts to reform him have failed throughout their lives.
In the scenes that he appears, Charles Winninger is a standout as an alcoholic doctor who treats the gun shot wounds of the crooks.
This gangster film of 1941 has it all; an excellent story line with romance blossoming between Sterling and Reed. Sterling must do his duty, no matter what the cost.
The ending again proves that love conquers all.