jigsaw be an independently produce film base out of new york city that would have u believe there be an american fascist movement operate out of new york . a kind of ku klux klan for the northeast . with new york city polyglot population it do not exactly lend itself to be a good base for such organization either now or back in 1949. the american public know it and for that reason it do not buy what jigsaw be try to sell . one of the gimmick be to have a few big name in some small one or two line role . henry fonda and on broadway at the time with mister robert be a nightclub waiter and marlene dietrich be an entertainer and and john garfield a a local tough . sort of like the list of adrian messenger later on and but without the makeup . jigsaw need all the help it could get . the plot be muddle beyond belief and the premise be preposterous to begin with . franchot tone and the rest of the talented cast be sadly waste here .