Small town newspaper publisher John Forsyth runs afoul of gangsters when he investigates the death of a private investigator who was trying to help main gangster Victor Sutherland's ex-wife. Forsyth discovers that pretty much everyone in town is somehow involved in Sutherland's gambling operations and he attracts the ire of the local police. He eventually has to flee town with his wife (Joan Camden) and seek refuge with a US Senate committee investigating organized crime.
One of several films made to capitalize on the public interest in Estes Kefauver's investigations of organized crime, this film even has his personal endorsement. Kefauver pops up at the end to lecture us on the evils of illegal gambling. Not exactly a big surprise since this kind of feels like the sort of film that would end with a lecture from a US Senator. It starts out well with Forsyth and Camden fleeing for their lives and taking refuge at a police station where the story unfolds in flashback, but once the plot really kicks in, it feels very repetitive. Forsyth asks for help ... he doesn't get it ... wash, rinse, repeat.
One of several films made to capitalize on the public interest in Estes Kefauver's investigations of organized crime, this film even has his personal endorsement. Kefauver pops up at the end to lecture us on the evils of illegal gambling. Not exactly a big surprise since this kind of feels like the sort of film that would end with a lecture from a US Senator. It starts out well with Forsyth and Camden fleeing for their lives and taking refuge at a police station where the story unfolds in flashback, but once the plot really kicks in, it feels very repetitive. Forsyth asks for help ... he doesn't get it ... wash, rinse, repeat.