Wealthy Investment Counselor Jessica Warren (Merle Oberon) is involved in a hit-and-run car accident and eventually stops to call the police and turn herself in. But as she makes the call from a phone booth, Dave Barrett (Lex Barker) steals her car.
Barrett is co-owner of a dog track who is trying to avoid the henchmen of gangster Frankie Adair (Warren Stevens), who plans to take control of the track.
Jessica reports the theft and sets the time of the accident ahead so that Dave is implicated. Meanwhile, Adair kills Barrett’s ex-partner, Lou Belden (Tim Sullivan) and tries to pin the crime on Dave.
And now Dave Barrett is in a pickle because one misdeed – the car theft – is his alibi for the other (the murder of his partner).
Detective Pete Carroll (Charles Drake) comes to Barrett’s aid and seemingly gets him out from under the murder charge.
Jessica sticks close to Dave in order to keep in touch with developments and the surprising climax shows how she makes up for her past mistakes.
Jessica Warren
Merle Oberon Dave Barrett
Lex Barker Police Sgt. Pete Carroll
Charles Drake Nina Ferranti
Gia Scala Frankie Adair
Warren Stevens Johnny McNab
Stafford Repp Vince Burton
Phillip Pine Ruth McNab
Mary Field Police Lt. Jim Walsh
Dan Riss Bolasny
Konstantin Shayne Lou Belden
Tim Sullivan
Director
Abner Biberman
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Jessica reports the theft and sets the time of the accident ahead so that Dave is implicated. Meanwhile, Adair kills Barrett’s ex-partner, Lou Belden (Tim Sullivan) and tries to pin the crime on Dave.
