Geronimo1967
Charles Bickford was all too often stuck with supporting roles, but hes got much more to do here in this gritty drama. He is police officer Murphy who encounters the vulnerable young Jeanie (Helen Chandler) who is homeless and helpless. She has some talent for the stage so he manages to get her a job on the Follies where she first meets its star Fern (Mayo Methot). Now that woman is having a clandestine affair with the duplicitous French (George Meeker) who is systematically bleeding her dry. When she threatens to walk off unless she is paid more, her producer calls her bluff and appoints the young Jeanie, but before she can start the job or, for that matter, before the now completely loved-up Murphy can walk her down the aisle, a murder is...