Where the Sidewalk Ends

Tough New York cop Det. Mark Dixon (Dana Andrews) is constantly in trouble with his superiors for his heavy-handed treatment of suspects. When disarray distracts the police, criminal mastermind Tommy Scalise (Gary Merrill) is out to fleece wealthy sucker Morrison at a dice game but things soon get complicated when they have that man's body to contend with. Dixon likes to investigate with his fists and that leads him to a tragedy of his own.