Nicholas Ray directs this American noir starring Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse and Lee J. Cobb, set in 1930s Chicago. Lawyer Thomas Farrell (Taylor) has made his name defending Chicagos biggest gangsters and has made connections with the criminal underworld. Everything changes, however, when he falls for chorus girl Vicki Gaye (Charisse) who disapproves of Farrells lucrative work, but will his mobster friends ever allow him to turn his back on them?
