
74 minutes
4/17/1942
Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by scientifically analyzing evidence.

Van Heflin
as Gordon McKay

Marsha Hunt
as Jane Mitchell

Lee Bowman
as Gerald I. Ladimer

Samuel S. Hinds
as Mayor Daniels

Cliff Clark
as Captain Lynch

Eddie Quillan
as Eddie Wright

John Litel
as Matty

Cathy Lewis
as Bessie Wright

Nella Walker
as Mrs. Daniels

Robert Blake
as Boy in Car (uncredited)

Leon Belasco
as Chris Spyro - Cook (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
as Miss Huser - Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)

Eugene Borden
as Pierre - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Roy Brent
as Suspect (uncredited)

George M. Carleton
as Taggart - Third Politician (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler
as Rosson - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited)
Ken Christy
as Police Chief Spencer (uncredited)

Mark Daniels
as Reporter (uncredited)

Paul Fix
as Allison Stacy (uncredited)

James Flavin
as Keenan - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited)

Howard Hickman
as Clemence - First Politician (uncredited)

Al Hill
as Henchman Collecting from Eddie (uncredited)

Edward Keane
as Forsythe - Second Politician (uncredited)
William Lally
as Mack - Detective (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis
as Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
Jack Sterling
as Steve - Detective (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan
as Novak - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited)

Ava Gardner
as Car Hop (uncredited)

George Lloyd
as Joe 'Bulge' Salinas (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander
as Truck Driver Eating at Eddie's (uncredited)

Sam Ash
as Card Player in Montage (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
as Club Patron (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Hugh Chapman
as Newsboy (uncredited)

Kit Guard
as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Edward Hearn
as Truck Driver Eating at Eddie's (uncredited)

John Ince
as Card Player in Montage (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack
as Newspaper Reader in Montage (uncredited)

Philo McCullough
as Last Voter and News Reader (uncredited)
Thomas Murray
as Policeman Arresting Eddie (uncredited)
George Noisom
as Special Delivery Messenger (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
as Newspaper Reader in Montage (uncredited)
Jack Woody
as Fisherman (uncredited)

Duke York
as Card-Playing Henchman (uncredited)

Jeff York
as Henchman (uncredited)