john hodiak star in this piece of film noir . george taylor ( hodiak ) be a bitter wwii veteran marine with amnesia . he return to los angeles with hope of rediscover his identity . he have only two clue link to his past represent a vicious letter of woe from a woman that hat him and another mysterious note from a larry cravat . george in search of cravat becomes involve with a winsome lounge singer ( nancy guild ) and her bos ( richard conte ) . police investigator kendall ( lloyd nolan ) inform the three that cravat be want for murder and the robbery of two million dollar . but what be taylor connection . for all he know and since thug be chase him . hell and he himself may be the mysterious cravat . director joseph l. mankiewicz co write the screenplay with howard dinsdale . hodiak be a passive lead man and while the attractive guild almost steal the movie from him . nolan play the copper with a dry humor . also in the cast represent sheldon leonard and fritz kortner and lou nova .