"While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O'Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a number of mishaps."
George Sanders
as Gay Lawrence
Lynn Bari
as Ann Riordan
James Gleason
as Inspector Mike O'Hara
Allen Jenkins
as Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke
Helen Gilbert
as Diana Kenyon
Ward Bond
as Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
Anne Revere
as Jessie Florian (Uncredited)
Turhan Bey
as Jules Amthor (Uncredited)
Hans Conried
as Quincey W. Marriot (Uncredited)
George Cleveland
as Jerry (Uncredited)
Edward Gargan
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Harry Shannon
as Detective Grimes (Uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
William Alland
as Reporter (Uncredited)
Roxanne Barkley
as Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
Fred Carpenter
as Newsboy (Uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
as Doorman (Uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Frank Fanning
as Detective (Uncredited)
George Ford
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
George Golden
Dick Gordon
Charlie Hall
as Louie (Uncredited)
Warren Jackson
as Montgomery (Uncredited)
Jerry James
Lew Kelly
as Coroner (Uncredited)
Mike Lally
Thomas Martin
as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Gayle Mellott
as Show Girl (Uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Amarilla Morris
as Girl (Uncredited)
Paul Norby
Barry Norton
William H. O'Brien
Frank O'Connor
as Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Bob Reeves
as Jailer (Uncredited)
Louise Ritchie
as Maid (Uncredited)
John Roche
Mickey Simpson
as Bartender (Uncredited)
Robert Smith
as Police Officer (Uncredited)
Chester Tallman
Ken Terrell
as Headwaiter (Uncredited)
Elinor Troy
Dale Van Sickel
as Dancer in Fight with Waiter (Uncredited)
Juan Varro
as Hindu (Uncredited)
Irving Reis
Director
Raymond Chandler
Novel
Lynn Root
Writer
Frank Fenton
Michael Arlen
Characters
Howard Benedict
Producer
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
George Robinson
Director of Photography
Harry Marker
Editor
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Feild M. Gray
Renié
Costume Design
Ruby Rosenberg
Assistant Director
J.R. McDonough
Executive Producer
Robert Aldrich
Second Assistant Director
Earl A. Wolcott
Sound Recordist
Stunts
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Gene Rose
Additional Music
Paul Sawtell
Nathaniel Shilkret