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Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turn being chased by his accuser, Capt. Blake.
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Cast
42 people
Robert Mitchum
Lt. Duke Halliday
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Out of the Past
Jane Greer
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
Known for
Out of the Past
Against All Odds
William Bendix
Capt. Vincent Blake
Known for
Lifeboat
The Blue Dahlia
Patric Knowles
Jim Fiske
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Wolf Man
Ramon Novarro
Inspector General Ortega
Known for
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Mata Hari
Don Alvarado
Lt. Ruiz
Known for
The Devil Is a Woman
Morning Glory
John Qualen
Julius Seton
Known for
Casablanca
The Searchers
Pascual García Peña
Manuel
Known for
The Atomic Fireman
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
Frank Hagney
Madden (uncredited)
Also in
It's a Wonderful Life
Zombies of Mora Tau
Arturo Soto Rangel
Pedro (uncredited)
Known for
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Dos tipos de cuidado
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Customs Inspector (uncredited)
Known for
Return of the Gunfighter
Carl Sklover
Dockhand (uncredited)
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Don Siegel Director · Daniel Mainwaring Screenplay Gerald Drayson Adams Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.6M · United States release July 1, 1949 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,600,000
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · July 1, 1949
Theatrical
Germany
July 9, 1949 · Theatrical
Italy
June 11, 1950 · Theatrical
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