97 minutes
11/25/1947
Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, California. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has a secret past, and when a mysterious stranger arrives in town, Jeff is forced to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
Robert Mitchum
as Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham
Jane Greer
as Kathie Moffat
Kirk Douglas
as Whit Sterling
Paul Valentine
as Joe Stephanos
Virginia Huston
as Ann Miller
Rhonda Fleming
as Meta Carson
Richard Webb
as Jim
Steve Brodie
as Jack Fisher
Dickie Moore
as The Kid
Ken Niles
as Leonard Eels
Mary Field
as Marny (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
as Tillotson (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
as Canby Miller (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
as Eunice Leonard (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
as Sheriff (uncredited)
John Kellogg
as Lou (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
as Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
Homer Dickenson
as Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
Bill Wallace
as Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
as Mexican Waiter (uncredited)
Victor Romito
as Mexican Waiter (uncredited)
Wesley Bly
as Harlem Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd
as Woman at Harlem Club (uncredited)
James Bush
as Doorman (uncredited)
James Conaty
as Bartender in Acapulco (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Adda Gleason
as Mrs. Miller (uncredited)
Philip Morris
as The Porter (uncredited)
Manuel París
as Croupier (uncredited)
Caleb Peterson
as Man with Eunice (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Man in Nightclub Cloakroom (uncredited)
Charles Regan
as Mystery Man (uncredited)
Tony Roux
as Jose Rodriguez (uncredited)
Wallace Scott
as Petey the Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
as Rafferty (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
as Casino Patron (uncredited)