"Johnny's on the spot ... with treasury agents and international mobsters on his trail !"
Treasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal (Macready); but once he gets too close, he finds he's the hunted.
George Raft
Johnny Allegro
Nina Foch
Glenda Chapman
George Macready
Morgan Vallin
Will Geer
Schultzy
Gloria Henry
Addie
Ivan Triesault
Pelham Vetch
Harry Antrim
Pudgy
William Phillips
Roy
Thomas Browne Henry
Treasury Dept. Official
Treasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal (Macready); but once he gets too close, he finds he's the hunted.
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