Johnny O'Clock and his partner Pete Marchettis operate a gambling casino that has seen better days. Chuck Blayden , a cop on the take, wants in on the casino, and he makes friends with Pete while trying to convince him that Johnny, the smarter of the two, should go. When Chuck's girlfriend Harriet is found dead, a supposed suicide, his sister Nancy smells a rat, especially after Chuck skips town. Nancy is convinced that her sister was murdered, and she asks Johnny to help her prove it. Johnny, who already has a number of women in his life - including Nelle , Pete's wife - figures that one more can't hurt and agrees to help her. But Police Inspector Koch ,convinced that Johnny and Pete were behind Harriet's death, is making it hard for Johnny to do much investigating, and matters get worse when Chuck's body is found floating in the river.

copyrighted- September 24, 1947
copyright expired December 31, 1974 and was not renewed
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