"Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path."
Barbara Stanwyck
as Kathy Ferguson
Sterling Hayden
as Lt. William Doyle
Raymond Burr
as Inspector Tony Pope
Fay Wray
as Alice Pope
Virginia Grey
as Sara Alidas
Royal Dano
as Capt. Charlie Alidas
Robert Griffin
as Police Sgt. James
Dennis Cross
as Police Sgt. Jules
Jay Adler
as Mr. Nalence
Stuart Whitman
as Laboratory Technician
Malcolm Atterbury
as Police Officer Spitz
Robert Quarry
as Sam, Reporter
Gail Bonney
as Mrs. London
Joe Conley
as Delivery Boy
Ralph Brooks
as Reporter in Newspaper Office (Uncredited)
Larry Carr
as
Jack Chefe
as Bartender (uncredited)
Richard Collier
as Reporter (uncredited)
Nan Dolan
Madelon Erin
Patricia Merlin
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Charles Perry
as Cornerman (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Peg La Centra
as Mrs. James (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Carl Sklover
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
as Guest at Birthday Party (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Policeman Writing Ticket (uncredited)
Geraldine Wall
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Helen Jay
as Newspaper Reader (uncredited)
Jean Howell
as Mrs. Jules (uncredited)
Gerd Oswald
Director
Paul Dunlap
Original Music Composer
Marjorie Fowler
Editor
Jo Eisinger
Screenplay
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Robert Goldstein
Executive Producer
Herman Cohen
Producer
A. Leslie Thomas
Art Direction
Morris Hoffman
Set Decoration
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Verna Fields
Sound Effects Editor
Francis J. Scheid
Sound
Grace Houston
Costume Design
Story
Jack R. Berne
Assistant Director
Joe Thompson
Property Master
Jack Masters
Wardrobe Supervisor
Shirley Madden
Hairstylist
Mary Gibsone
Script Supervisor
Jill Campbell
Music Editor
Production Manager
Conductor