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Police Chief Jim Murphy, in a crime-ridden city, deputizes newspaper-reporter Sam Wire, to work as an undercover operative to rid the town of the gangster element. Sam taunts and tricks the two leading gangsters, a mob girl, 'Silk" Cantrell, and a bribe-taking police official, into setting ambushes and death-traps for him, which backfire on them, and achieve his assignment directive.Read moreLess
Police Chief Jim Murphy, in a crime-ridden city, deputizes newspaper-reporter Sam Wire, to work as an undercover operative to rid the town of the gangster element. Sam taunts and tricks the two leading gangsters, a mob girl, 'Silk" Cantrell, and a bribe-taking police official, into setting ambushes and death-traps for him, which backfire on them, and achieve his assignment directive.
The story
Police Chief Jim Murphy, in a crime-ridden city, deputizes newspaper-reporter Sam Wire, to work as an undercover operative to rid the town of the gangster element. Sam taunts and tricks the two leading gangsters, a mob girl, 'Silk" Cantrell, and a bribe-taking police official, into setting ambushes and death-traps for him, which backfire on them, and achieve his assignment directive.
Cast & crew
Kane RichmondSam Wire
Anne NagelAnn Marlowe
Adele MaraSilk Cantrell
Wade CrosbyDumbo
Wilton GraffNick Cantrell
Roy BarcroftInsp. Tip Hogan
Dick CurtisJake Schultz
Arthur LoftPolice Chief Jim Murphy
Harry CheshireDan Marlowe
Robert J. WilkeHogan's Driver
Earle HodginsBartender
Horace MurphyJoe - Night WatchmanExplore the crew
- Director
- Lesley Selander
- Screenplay
- David Lang
- Editor
- Lester Orlebeck