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Paramount. D: Lewis Allen. Alan Ladd stars as a no-nonsense postal inspector who will stop at nothing to solve the murder of a co-worker by a brutal robbery gang; even if it means endangering the only witness to the crime, a nun (Phyllis Calvert). This stylishly crafted “docunoir” receives additional heft from a stellar supporting cast comprised of a sinister Paul Stewart, tough moll Jan Sterling and a duo of lowlifes played by Jack Webb and Harry Morgan prior to their assignment to the LAPD day watch on TV’s Dragnet.
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Paramount. D: Lewis Allen. Alan Ladd stars as a no-nonsense postal inspector who will stop at nothing to solve the murder of a co-worker by a brutal robbery gang; even if it means endangering the only witness to the crime, a nun (Phyllis Calvert). This stylishly crafted “docunoir” receives additional heft from a stellar supporting cast comprised of a sinister Paul Stewart, tough moll Jan Sterling and a duo of lowlifes played by Jack Webb and Harry Morgan prior to their assignment to the LAPD day watch on TV’s Dragnet.