Released Date:
1948-10-16
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
87 min
Rated:
PASSED
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (578 Reviews)
Director:
Sidney LanfieldFrank Fenton (screenplay)
Winston Miller (screenplay)
Luke Short (novel)
Dick Powell stars as Haven, a government private investigator assigned to investigate the murders of two cavalrymen. Travelling incognito, Haven arrives in a small frontier outpost, where saloon singer Charlie controls all illegal activities. After making short work of Charlie's burly henchman, Haven gets a job at her gambling emporium, biding his time and gathering evidence against the gorgeous crime chieftain Cast as a philosophical bartender, Burl Ives is afforded at least one opportunity to sing.
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