Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?
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| Directing | Robert Siodmak | Director |
| Writing | Henry Edward Helseth | Novel |
| Writing | Richard Murphy | Screenplay |
| Sound | Lionel Newman | Music Director |
| Sound | Earle Hagen | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Herbert W. Spencer | Orchestrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Master |
| Visual Effects | Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Production | Sol C. Siegel | Producer |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Lloyd Ahern Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Harmon Jones | Editor |
| Art | Albert Hogsett | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Ernest Lansing | Set Decoration |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonnie Cashin | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Eugene Grossman | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound Designer |
