John garfield shelley winters and norman lloyd star in this film noir classic nick garfield and al lloyd are involved in a payroll heist that goes wrong resulting in a policeman being shot al is caught while nick gets away hiding out at the local swimming pool there he meets and charms local girl peg dobbs winters and she invites him back to her house unaware of the crime he has just committed soon things start to unravel for nick as he holds pegs entire family hostage knowing t