| Director | William A. Seiter |
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| Genre | crime film, drama film, film noir, romance film |
| Runtime | 88 min |
| Country | United States |
| Budget | $775,000 |
Pete Ritchie runs a narcotics smuggling operation to the U.S. from Mexico that the Los Angeles Police Department and the federal government have unsuccessfully tried to stop. Because of Ritchie's careful operating procedures, federal authorities have not determined the identities of his sources or customers and are desperate for a breakthrough. As a last resort, Madeleine Haley, an LAPD officer and former OSS operative, is sent undercover to Mexico to charm her way into Ritchie's confidence. Once there, Haley establishes contact with Ritchie's gang but is kidnapped by Johnny Macklin, a federal agent posing as a hoodlum working for Ritchie's rival who also steals a load of Ritchie's narcotics. Haley is unaware that Macklin is also undercover, but she joins him on a smuggling trip to maintain her cover and nab the criminals, with Ritchie in hot pursuit.