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I noticed that some folks have called this a B-movie. Well, a B is a film designed as a second film in a double-feature. They also had small budgets, lesser-known casts and ran from about 50-70 minutes. Now this one ran a bit longer, had a slightly bigger budget and a few slightly more well-known actors...more like a B+ movie than a true B. Regardless, it is entertaining.

The star of the first portion of the film is clearly Stu Erwin, who plays a crusading reporter who is out to destroy local mobs. Later, a special prosecutor is brought in to investigate the case and as a result, Franchot Tone is more the star of the movie.

The story is about a mob that runs a numbers racket and as you'd expect, they'd use muscle to make sure folks would both cooperate with them and keep their mouths shut. One local businessmen, however, is sick of this and wants to go to the newspapers...and that's how Erwin is introduced into the story. As for the special prosecutor, though, it's not this easy...he really doesn't want to take the case and his fiancee obviously couldn't care less about organized crime. What's next? See the film.

This one works because it's pretty exciting, has some nice acting and never was dull. Not a brilliant film but an enjoyable one.