The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
Robert Mitchum Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham
Jane Greer Kathie Moffat
Kirk Douglas Whit Sterling
Paul Valentine Joe Stephanos
Virginia Huston Ann Miller
Rhonda Fleming Meta Carson
Richard Webb Jim
Steve Brodie Jack Fisher
Dickie Moore The Kid
Ken Niles Leonard Eels
Mary Field Marny (uncredited)
Oliver Blake Tillotson (uncredited)
Harry Hayden Canby Miller (uncredited)
Theresa Harris Eunice Leonard (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox Sheriff (uncredited)
John Kellogg Lou (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
Homer Dickenson Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
Mike Lally Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
Bill Wallace Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco Mexican Waiter (uncredited)
Victor Romito Mexican Waiter (uncredited)
Wesley Bly Harlem Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd Woman at Harlem Club (uncredited)
James Bush Doorman (uncredited)
James Conaty Bartender in Acapulco (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois Casino Patron (uncredited)
Rudy Germane Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Adda Gleason Mrs. Miller (uncredited)
Philip Morris The Porter (uncredited)
Manuel París Croupier (uncredited)
Caleb Peterson Man with Eunice (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre Man in Nightclub Cloakroom (uncredited)
Charles Regan Mystery Man (uncredited)
Tony Roux Jose Rodriguez (uncredited)
Wallace Scott Petey the Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell Rafferty (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert Casino Patron (uncredited)