George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his old identity, stumbling into a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.
John Hodiak
George W. Taylor
Nancy Guild
Christy Smith
Lloyd Nolan
Police Lt. Donald Kendall
Richard Conte
Mel Phillips
Josephine Hutchinson
Elizabeth Conroy
Fritz Kortner
Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle
Margo Woode
Phyllis
Sheldon Leonard
Sam
Lou Nova
Hubert
Whit Bissell
John (uncredited)
John Russell
Marine Captain (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
Navy Doctor
John Kellogg
Hospital Medical Attendant
Richard Benedict
Marine Desk Sergeant
Milton Kibbee
Herman
Jeff Corey
Bank Teller
Sam Flint
Bank Guard
Forbes Murray
Bank Executive
Harry Morgan
Bath Attendant
Charles Arnt
Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)
John Ireland
Thug (voice) (uncredited)
Director, Screenplay
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Adaptation
Lee Strasberg
Screenplay
Howard Dimsdale
Story
Marvin Borowsky
May 22, 2023
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"Taylor" (John Hodiak) returns from a war-torn Europe after WWII disfigured and suffering from memory loss. Gradually, as his amnesia starts to fade, he recalls the name of one man who might be able to help him get back on his feet so sets off to Los Angeles to find him. Pretty quickly he discovers that this isn't going to be an easy task - and it's only after he is beaten and dumped outside the door of "Christy" (Nancy Guild) that he regales his story and then she decides to get him introduced to police lieutenant "Kendall" (Lloyd Nolan). This is where the story starts to hot up. It seems his friend ("Cravat") was caught up in what appears to be some postwar Nazi money laundering/smuggling and it's a race against time to find the cash before it's gone along with a likely murderer. The largely B-list cast all work quite well here. Nobody is trying to outshine the other and so that allows the solid story to develop and play out properly. It's not just a routine crime drama, there are a few twists and the paucity of characters on screen allows for more of them to become a little more substantial as we progress through this intriguing investigation to quite an exciting denouement. It's maybe just ten minutes too long, it takes a while to build up steam - but still, if you like the genre, it's at the better end and worth a watch.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00