Wynne Gibson was always a dependable character actress, who didn't have many leads. She did have the lead in this one though and she pulled out all stops. This, unfortunately, was one of her last films.
John Miljan plays Taggart, owner of the seedy nightclub "The Silver Slipper". Steve Bronson (Richard Beach) a policeman, has been seeing Fay (Wynne Gibson) when he is caught in a raid on the club. Fay secretly takes his gun and shoots a policeman that is roughing up Taggart. When Steve wrestles the gun back he is shot and killed, but not before he tells the Chief of Police's son Jim Murray (Kane Richmond) that Fay is the "cop killer" and not him. He also wants Jim to bring Fay to justice and to get Jim's father to resign from the force. The mob at the "Silver Slipper" are planning to kill him as he was the one who originally ordered a clamp down on the club.
Taggart has the Mayor in his pocket and when Captain Murray is up for Commissioner, threatens to kill him if he meddles with his club. Taggart is also double crossing Fay - he has got her to confess to the killing while secretly recording her. Their showdown at the end is really fiery - they show everyone why they had such memorable careers.
Jim gets himself thrown off the force so he can infiltrate the Silver Slipper more easily. Ellen, sister of the dead policeman, is working in the club as a "picture taker". She snaps a picture of the Mayor accepting a bribe from Taggart.
I quite liked this film. There is a lot going on in it and the action doesn't let up from start to finish.
Pauline Moore, whose most prestigious film was Shirley Temple's "Heidi" (1938) plays Ellen. John Miljan, who had long and varied career, mostly playing crooks and shady types, plays Taggart, gangster owner of "The Silver Slipper".
John Miljan plays Taggart, owner of the seedy nightclub "The Silver Slipper". Steve Bronson (Richard Beach) a policeman, has been seeing Fay (Wynne Gibson) when he is caught in a raid on the club. Fay secretly takes his gun and shoots a policeman that is roughing up Taggart. When Steve wrestles the gun back he is shot and killed, but not before he tells the Chief of Police's son Jim Murray (Kane Richmond) that Fay is the "cop killer" and not him. He also wants Jim to bring Fay to justice and to get Jim's father to resign from the force. The mob at the "Silver Slipper" are planning to kill him as he was the one who originally ordered a clamp down on the club.
Taggart has the Mayor in his pocket and when Captain Murray is up for Commissioner, threatens to kill him if he meddles with his club. Taggart is also double crossing Fay - he has got her to confess to the killing while secretly recording her. Their showdown at the end is really fiery - they show everyone why they had such memorable careers.
Jim gets himself thrown off the force so he can infiltrate the Silver Slipper more easily. Ellen, sister of the dead policeman, is working in the club as a "picture taker". She snaps a picture of the Mayor accepting a bribe from Taggart.
I quite liked this film. There is a lot going on in it and the action doesn't let up from start to finish.
Pauline Moore, whose most prestigious film was Shirley Temple's "Heidi" (1938) plays Ellen. John Miljan, who had long and varied career, mostly playing crooks and shady types, plays Taggart, gangster owner of "The Silver Slipper".