Overview
War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for their service. Johnny, seemingly terrified by the publicity that awaits him, jumps off the train and later turns up dead. Suspecting foul play, Rip begins digging into his pal's past. He encounters cover-ups, threats to his own life and deadly femme fatale Coral Chandler.
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Capt. 'Rip' Murdock
- Lizabeth Scott as Coral Chandler
- Morris Carnovsky as Martinelli
- Charles Cane as Lt. Kincaid
- William Prince as Sgt. Johnny Drake
- Marvin Miller as Krause
- Wallace Ford as McGee
- James Bell as Father Logan
- George Chandler as Louis Ord
- Matthew Beard as Bellboy (uncredited)