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"A STRANGER IN TOWN...WHERE STRANGERS WEREN'T WELCOME!...and he found out a gal double-crossed is Deadly as Poison!"

Mar 17 1949 Approved 1h 37m
Action, Mystery, Romance

When two US cavalrymen transporting a gold shipment get killed, US Army Intelligence investigator John Haven goes undercover to a mining and logging town to find the killers.

Plot

Dick Powell stars as Haven, an army undercover investigator assigned to investigate the murders of two cavalrymen. Travelling incognito, Haven arrives in a small frontier outpost, where saloon singer Charlie controls all illegal activities. After making short work of Charlie's burly henchman, Haven gets a job in her organization biding his time and gathering evidence against the gorgeous crime boss. Cast as a philosophical hotel keeper, Burl Ives is afforded the opportunity to sing a a ballad.

Written by

Frank Fenton, Winston Miller, Luke Short

Directed by

Sidney Lanfield

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
1,562
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA