Although Treasury Department detectives wouldn't seem to live a life of danger, Ford does in this picture as he tries to prove an underworld crime boss, known only as the "Big Fellow," guilty of tax evasion. The hood owes $3 million in back taxes, so Ford and partner Whitmore head to
Chicago to crack the case. They begin asking a lot of questions--too many for the Big Fellow and his corrupt Italian "family." When T-men try to get some answers from the mob's bookkeeper, he is silenced with a gunshot. One by one the contacts are bumped off. When Ford's wife's safety is placed in
jeopardy, Ford seriously debates giving up the Treasury Department for a quiet life with ...
Released:
1949
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins