1944 · 1h 47m · Approved
It was the look in her eyes that made him think of murder.
A reserved professor meets a model and gets mixed up in murder.
Gotham College professor Wanley and his friends become obsessed with the portrait of a woman in the window next to the men's club. Wanley happens to meet the woman while admiring her portrait, and ends up in her apartment for talk and a bit of champagne. Her boyfriend bursts in and misinterprets Wanley's presence, whereupon a scuffle ensues and the boyfriend gets killed. In order to protect his reputation, the professor agrees to dump the body and help cover up the killing, but becomes increasingly suspect as the police uncover more and more clues and a blackmailer begins leaning on the woman.
Edward G. Robinson
Professor Richard Wanley
Joan Bennett
Alice Reed
Raymond Massey
Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
Edmund Breon
Dr. Michael Barkstane
Dan Duryea
Heidt / Tim, the Doorman
Thomas E. Jackson
Inspector Jackson
Dorothy Peterson
Mrs. Wanley
Robert Blake
Dickie Wanley
Arthur Loft
Claude Mazard / Frank Howard / Charlie the Hatcheck Man
Frank Dawson
Collins, the Steward
Iris Adrian
Streetwalker (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Man at Club (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Man at Club (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Onlooker at Gallery (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
Blonde (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Man at Club (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Police Driver (uncredited)
Freddie Chapman
Boy with Mother (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
Police Officer Dillon (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Garage Man (uncredited)
Hal Craig
News Vendor (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Toll Collector on Henry Hudson Parkway (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Fred, the District Attorney's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Club Steward (uncredited)
James Harrison
Club Steward (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Tom Hanlon
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Pharmacist (uncredited)
Fred Hueston
Man at Club (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett
Man at Club (uncredited)
Jack W. Johnston
Man at Club (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
First Elevator Operator (uncredited)
George McFarland
Boy Scout (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Charles Meakin
Man at Club (uncredited)
Frank Melton
Onlooker at Gallery (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Charlie the Garage Helper (uncredited)
Harold Minjir
Man at Club (uncredited)
Frances Morris
Stenographer (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Man at Club (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal
Mother by Elevator (uncredited)
Louis Payne
Man at Club (uncredited)
Dave Pepper
Club Member (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Club Manager (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard
William the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Man at Club (uncredited)
Arthur Space
Captain Kennedy (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
Man at Club (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Man at Club (uncredited)