A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nightclub where the attorney's girlfriend is a singer. Although he manages to cover up his involvement in the crime, his girlfriend discovers the body and is subsequently charged with the murder.
Tom Conway
Steve Barnes
Martha O'Driscoll
Georgia Gale
June Clayworth
Joan Mason
Robert Armstrong
Vic Wright
Addison Richards
District Attorney Gordon
Pat Gleason
Joe West
Steve Brodie
Frankie Wright, Vic's Brother
Robert Warwick
Mr. Marquette
Phil Warren
Bill Brannegan
A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nightclub where the attorney's girlfriend is a singer. Although he manages to cover up his involvement in the crime, his girlfriend discovers the body and is subsequently charged with the murder.
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.
ทอม พาวเวอร์ส และแมตต์ ดอยล์ อันธพาลหนุ่มสองคนจากชิคาโก ลุกขึ้นจากชีวิตในสลัมที่ยากจนข้นแค้นและกลายมาเป็นหัวขโมย เจ้าพ่อค้าเหล้าเถื่อน และฆาตกรเลือดเย็น แต่ด้วยความฉาวโฉ่บนท้องถนนและความมั่งคั่งที่เพิ่งได้มา ทั้งคู่จึงต้องเผชิญกับแรงกดดันจากตำรวจและอันธพาลคู่แข่ง แม้จะมีชื่อเสียงในด้านการก่ออาชญากรรมที่โหดร้าย แต่ทอมก็พยายามที่จะรักษาความสัมพันธ์กับครอบครัวของเขาเอาไว้ แต่สงครามแก๊งและความต้องการแก้แค้นในที่สุดก็ทำให้เขาห่างเหินไป
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.
Holly Parker, the wife of a wealthy diplomat, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who has been romantically pursuing her. She is forced by her mother-in-law to assume a new identity in order to save the reputation of her husband and infant son. She wanders the world, trying to forget her heartbreak with the aid of alcohol and unsavory men. Eventually returning to the city of her downfall, she murders a blackmailer who threatens to expose her past. Amazingly, Holly is represented at her murder trial by her now adult son, who has become a public defender. In the hope of protecting her family, she refuses to reveal her real name and is known to the court as "Madame X".
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.