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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| Writing | Henry Edward Helseth | Novel |
| Writing | Richard Murphy | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robert Siodmak | Director |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ernest Lansing | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonnie Cashin | Costume Design |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Editing | Harmon Jones | Editor |
| Production | Sol C. Siegel | Producer |
| Camera | Lloyd Ahern | Director of Photography |
| Art | Albert Hogsett | Art Direction |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Eugene Grossman | Sound Designer |
| 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 |
