Wall Street lawyer Joe Morse (John Garfield) is torn between protecting his brother's (Thomas Gomez) livelihood and capitalizing on a profitable business venture when he joins forces with a scheming gangster (Roy Roberts) who wants to steamroll the city's small-scale racketeers. The force of temptation is strong, but is it powerful enough to trump family ties? Abraham Polonsky directs this black-and-white film noir classic.