Paula Nelson goes to Atlantic City to meet her lover, Richard Politzer, but finds him dead and decides to investigate his death. In her hotel room, she meets Typhus, whom she ends up knocking out. His corpse is later found in the apartment of David Goodis, a writer. Paula is arrested and interrogated. From then on, she encounters many gangsters.
as Paula Nelson
as Paul Widmark
as Donald Siegel
as Marianne Faithfull
as David Goodis
as Man with Marianne Faithfull (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Richard Nixon (uncredited)
as Inspector Aldrich (uncredited)
as Bill Poster (uncredited)
as Barman (uncredited)
as Workman in Bar (uncredited)
as Dental Assistant (uncredited)
as Richard Politzer (voice) (uncredited)
as Robert MacNamara (uncredited)
as Girl in Bandages (uncredited)
as Doris Mizoguchi (uncredited)
as Self (uncredited)
as Woman Who Gives Paula Information (uncredited)
as Edgar Typhus (uncredited)
as Dentist (uncredited)
as Note-Taking Policeman (uncredited)
as Hotel Chambermaid (uncredited)
as Girl with Dog (uncredited)
as Man with Notebook and Red Telephone (uncredited)
as Provincial Journalist (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Dr. Korvo (uncredited)
