Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.
Keywords:
Car mechanic
Femme fatale
Film noir
Movie tag line: "A guy who yields to temptation just once...... ....and finds it's once too often!"
Character: Daniel 'Dan' Brady
Character: Vera Novak
Character: Helen Calder
Character: Nick Dramoshag
Character: Harvey