A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
James Cagney
as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
Virginia Mayo
as Verna Jarrett
Edmond O'Brien
as Vic Pardo
Margaret Wycherly
as Ma Jarrett
Steve Cochran
as 'Big Ed' Somers
John Archer
as Philip Evans
Wally Cassell
as 'Cotton' Valletti
Fred Clark
as Daniel Winston
Paul Guilfoyle
as Roy Parker (uncredited)
Ford Rainey
as Zuckie
Robert Foulk
as Payroll Guard at Chemical Plant
Ian MacDonald
as Creel
