Officer James O'Malley, a true believer in law and order, treats even the smallest offenses with the utmost seriousness. But O'Malley brings bad publicity to the force when his pigheaded ethics become the subject of a scathing news story, and he's subsequently relegated to traffic cop. While on the beat, he tickets impoverished family man John Phillips, unaware that his stubbornness will set off a series of devastating events for Phillips.
Directed by William Dieterle
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Cast
Pat O'Brien
James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
Sybil Jason
Barbara 'Babs' Phillips
Humphrey Bogart
John Philips
Ann Sheridan
Judy Nolan
Frieda Inescort
Mrs. Philips
Donald Crisp
Police Captain Cromwell
Henry O'Neill
Defense Attorney
Craig Reynolds
Motorist Honking Horn
Hobart Cavanaugh
Reporter Pinky Holden
Gordon Hart
Doctor Attending O'Malley
Mary Gordon
Mrs. O'Malley
Mabel Colcord
Mrs. Flaherty
Frank Sheridan
Father Patrick
Lillian Harmer
Miss Taylor
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