Alan Ladd was never better cast than in this film as a hardboiled reporter who delves into the mysterious circumstances of the death of the lovely Rosita (Donna Reed). The determined Ladd battles his way through false clues, a bereaved brother, ruthless gangsters, a corrupt business magnate, and his own newspaper as Rosita’s story is revealed with the help of a thicket of deftly orchestrated flashbacks Produced in the summer of 1948, this rarely seen film is one of the definitive Chicago-based noirs partially filmed on location in the Windy City. A top-notch supporting cast includes: Arthur Kennedy, June Havoc, Irene Hervey, Harold Vermilyea, Berry Kroeger and Sheppard Strudwick.