When a beautiful hard-boiled black-mailer is murdered in her swank apartment there are any number of men who might have done it. There's Martin Blair (Dan Duryea) the drunken husband she's dumped; there's shady nightclub owner Marko (Peter Lorre); and there's Kirk Bennett (John Phillips) who was cheating on his wife with her.
It's Bennett who was spotted at the crime scene and it's his long-suffering wife Catherine (June Vincent). Who sets out to save him from being executed. Suspecting Marko she teams up with Blair to perform in Marko's club and investigate. Suspense and romance - follow this taut murder-mystery winds its way through a maze of clues to a first-rate surprise ending.
Strong performances and stylish atmosphere result in edge-on-you-seat entertainment and one of "the 25 most memorable cult films" (Andrew Sarris Village Voice).