"After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal."
James Mason
as Martin Donnelly
Joan Bennett
as Lucia Harper
Geraldine Brooks
as Bea Harper
Henry O'Neill
as Tom Harper
Shepperd Strudwick
as Ted Darby
David Bair
as David Harper
Roy Roberts
as Nagel
Jessie Arnold
as Old Lady (uncredited)
Al Bain
as Man (uncredited)
Jack Baker
Pat Barton
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Holger Bendixen
Gail Bonney
as Woman (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
as Pete the Bartender (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
John Butler
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Kathryn Card
as Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
Boyd Davis
as Tall Man in Post Office (uncredited)
Karl 'Killer' Davis
as Wrestler (uncredited)
George Dockstader
Charles Evans
as Bank Official (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson
as Policeman (uncredited)
Everett Glass
as Drug Clerk (uncredited)
Robert Gordon
Buddy Gorman
as Magazine Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
as Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
Virginia Hunter
as Girl (uncredited)
Danny Jackson
as Drummer (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
Kenneth Kendall
Norman Leavitt
as Second Postal Clerk (uncredited)
David Levitt
Mike Mahoney
Charles Marsh
as Bob (Newsper Vendor) (uncredited)
Louis Mason
as Mike (uncredited)
Richard Mickelson
John Monaghan
Sue Moore
Evelyn Moriarty
Pat O'Malley
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
Joe Palma
as Card Player (uncredited)
Dorothy Phillips
Joe Ploski
as Clerk in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Byron Poindexter
Joe Recht
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Barry Regan
John Roy
Cosmo Sardo
Celeste Savoi
as Waitress (uncredited)
William Schallert
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Ann Shoemaker
as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)
Billy Snyder
as Gambler (uncredited)
Glenn Thompson
Frances E. Williams
as Sybil (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Max Ophüls
Director
Gene Havlick
Editor
Robert E. Kent
Adaptation
Robert Soderberg
Screenplay
Mel Dinelli
Hans J. Salter
Original Music Composer
Henry Garson
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
Walter Wanger
Producer
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Story
Carmen Dirigo
Hairstylist
Newt Jones
Makeup Artist
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
Earl Bellamy
Assistant Director
Cary Odell
Art Direction
Russell Malmgren
Sound Engineer
Frank Tuttle
Set Decoration
Jean Louis
Costume Designer