Three children are involved in a tragedy that changes their lives irrecuably. The streetwise Sam Masterson (Van Heflin), the timid Walter O'Neil (Kirk Douglas), with an ambitious father, and Martha Ivers (Barbara Stanwyck), an orphaned heiress. All are present when Martha finally breaks at the incessent taunts of her Aunt, causing her to fall to her death. Walters father takes control, forcing Martha to marry Walter, whilst Sam runs away. Eighteen years later Sam reappears creating a highly charged atmosphere, as Martha and Walter fear he is there to blackmail them, and Walter further fears that Martha and Sam still carry a torch for each other.
A melodramatic film-noir centered on Barbra Stanwyck's ruthlessly controlling business woman, in this debut appearance of Kirk Douglas.
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