Alan Ladd's postal detective (USPS) is as hard boiled as they come in this film noir. Henry (Harry) Morgan has a heart-wrenching scene as a criminal who fell in with the wrong gang.
While trying to solve the murder of another postal detective -- "Yeah, I knew him, but I didn't like him," says Al Goddard (Ladd) -- our intrepid investigator discovers a million-dollar heist plot against the USPS. Young Jack Webb of Sgt. Joe Friday in the Dragnet fame plays a psychopath who solves all his problems with murder.
This intense anti-heist flick starts with a long love letter to the USPS, but after that's out of the way, it's highly watchable. Phyllis Calvert's nun is a delightful foil for the heartless Goddard, who softens a tiny bit under her influence.
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