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Overview

A down-on-her-luck San Francisco woman, turning in desperation to jewel robbery, barely escapes getting nabbed in a heist and moves to Los Angeles where she gets an honest job as a waitress. Her troubles start again, however, when she falls madly in love, blind to the fact that her boyfriend is a four-flushing, small-time con man.

Cast: Cesar Romero, June Havoc, Marie McDonald, Lon Chaney Jr., Iris Adrian, more

Director: W. Lee Wilder

Genres: Crime, Drama

Cast

Cesar Romero

Mitch Moore

June Havoc

Margie Foster

Marie McDonald

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Lon Chaney Jr.

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Iris Adrian

Pearl

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Jack Daley

Eddie

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Marta Mitrovich

Nickie

Ann Tyrrell

Dr. Borden

Michael Mark

Milton

Kathleen Freeman

Phoebe

Dana Broccoli

Jane (as Dana Wilson)

Bill Baldwin

Bondsman

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Frances Blumfeld

Lt. Francis Blumfield (as Lt. Frances Blumfeld)

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Gwendolyn Dusuau

Deputy Gwendolyn Dusuau (as Deputy Gwendolyn Dusuau)

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