let Johnny look at the bible, but they learn that it was stolen only an hour earlier by a young, beautiful woman. Johnny angrily goes to church where, in a burst of rage, he breaks a stained-glass window that he himself had recently sponsored. Remorseful, he returns to his office to write a check to replace the window; while there he receives word that Carla has checked into a hotel. Nick arrives at Johnny's office and agrees to help find Carla, who shortly arrives at the office with the bible. The police show up moments later to tell Johnny that they found his gun—one he had taken from Rocky. With Nick watching worriedly, Carla gives Johnny the missing Bible. Inside it he finds not information about the killer's identity, but a reference to Romans 12:19 forbidding revenge, and a plea from his brother to not seek retribution. Nick thinks he is off the hook. Relieved, he turns to leave. However, when he gets to the head of the stairs, he spots Rocky on the floor below. In a shootout, Nick fatally wounds Rocky, but before he dies Rocky identifies Nick as the mastermind behind Jess's murder. Holding all of them at gunpoint, Nick confesses in front of the police before Johnny shoots and wounds Nick. Pursued by Johnny and the police, Nick flees to the roof in a rainstorm. Nick has a clear shot at Johnny, but is out of bullets. Johnny aims at Nick, but remembers his brother's message. Nick flees as the police close in, accidentally steps on the main power supply to Torno's huge neon sign, and is electrocuted. Cast George Raft as Johnny Torno Virginia Mayo as Carla North Gene Lockhart as Warni Hazard Raymond Burr as Nick Cherney Harry Morgan as Rocky (listed as "Henry Morgan" in credits) Barton MacLane as Detective Strecker Phillip Pine as Pablo Cabrillo Arthur Franz as Father (Chaplain) Jess Torno Arthur Shields as Father Redmond William Frawley as a hotel night clerk Sen Young as Vincent, houseboy (uncredited) Production It was based on a story called Mr Gideon. Roy Del Ruth and his associate Joe Kaufman brought the film rights in May 1946 from writer Donald Barry and Producer Lou Rock. The originally announced wanting Frank Sinatra to play the lead. Roy Del Ruth set up his production company at Monogram Pictures, who were trying to expand into more prestigious