A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action.
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Edmond O'Brien as Mal Granger
Joanne Dru as Gail Mason
Otto Kruger as Carl Stephans
Barry Kelley as Vince Walters
Dorothy Patrick as Trudy Maxwell
Don Porter as Larry Mason
Howard St. John as Lieutenant Pete Wright
Robert Osterloh as Gizzi
Sammy White as Chippie Evans
Fred Aldrich as Peterson - Carl's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Phillip Barnes as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jay Barney as Detective Carter (uncredited)
Gail Bonney as Chippie's Date (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks as Bookie (uncredited)
Frank Dae as Pop (uncredited)
George DeNormand as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Sidney Dubin as Mendel Weiss (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson as Bookie (uncredited)
Bert Freed as Steve Marshak (uncredited)
William Getts as Hoover Dam Guide (uncredited)
Edward Grandpere as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Joe Gray as Boxer (uncredited)
Robert Haines as Credit Union Clerk (uncredited)
Al Hill as Al - Las Vegas Bookmaker (uncredited)
Charles Jordan as Tim - Bookie (uncredited)
Charles La Torre as Rocco (uncredited)
Harry Lauter as Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited)
George Magrill as Boulder Dam Tourist (uncredited)
Hank Mann as Counterman (uncredited)
Earl Merritt as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Carl Milletaire as Joe Gish (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery as Sonny - Spotter / Henchman (uncredited)
Cleo Moore as Mal's Date (uncredited)
Joey Ray as Las Vegas Bookmaker (uncredited)
Jack Raymond as Bookie in Montage (uncredited)
Walter Sande as Auto Repair Mechanic (uncredited)
Larry Steers as Man at Racetrack (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland as Dame at Boxing Match (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan as Boulder Dam Tourist (uncredited)
Duke Watson as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jack Weiler as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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