No man ever held more terrible power over women than this tall dark handsome stranger from nowhere!
After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.
prostitute
fog
politician
moral conflict
pact with the devil
faust
film noir
soul selling
devil
district attorney
temptation
rise to power
mob boss
political corruption
false evidence
docks
faustian pact
fixer
valiant wife
political machine
lost souls
deal with the devil
run for governor