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THERE'S TROUBLE AHEAD!

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Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny that he'd written a clue "in the Bible." Frustrated, Johnny obsessively searches for the missing Gideon Bible from Jess's hotel room.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

30 September 1949

Country

United States of America

Cast

George Raft

George Raft

Johnny Torno

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Carla North

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Warni Hazard

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

Nick Cherney

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Rocky

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Detective Strecker

Arthur Franz

Arthur Franz

Fr. Jess Torno

Ken Murray

Ken Murray

Ken Murray

Stanley Clements

Stanley Clements

Carlson Hotel Bellhop

William Frawley

William Frawley

Hotel Night Clerk

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Father Redmond

Frank Orth

Frank Orth

Wallace 'Wally' Stoner

Phillip Pine

Phillip Pine

Pablo Cabrillo

William Phillips

William Phillips

Det. Jim Ryan

Movita

Movita

Trina (uncredited)

Victor Sen Yung

Victor Sen Yung

Vincent (uncredited)

Claire Carleton

Claire Carleton

Waitress (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Leonard Bremen

Bookie (uncredited)

Bill Cartledge

Bill Cartledge

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Robert Espinoza

Robert Espinoza

Miguel (uncredited)

Charles Ferguson

Charles Ferguson

Reporter at Airport (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Bellhop (uncredited)

Mack Gray

Mack Gray

Bookie (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Detective Arresting Nick (uncredited)

Al Hill

Al Hill

Burt (uncredited)

Bob Jellison

Bob Jellison

Man in Hotel Room (uncredited)

Soledad Jiménez

Soledad Jiménez

Pablo's Mother (uncredited)

Phyllis Kennedy

Phyllis Kennedy

Chambermaid (uncredited)

Joe Kirk

Joe Kirk

Reporter in Newsreel (uncredited)

David Leonard

David Leonard

Man Reading Bible (uncredited)

Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Newsreel Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

Edwin Max

Edwin Max

Bert Adams (uncredited)

Sol Murgi

Sol Murgi

Convict (uncredited)

Simon Oakland

Simon Oakland

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Jack Overman

Jack Overman

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Bob Perry

Bob Perry

Red's Helper (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Brick Sullivan

Red (uncredited)

John Wald

John Wald

Reporter at Airport (uncredited)

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