Private Hell 36

These are night faces... Living on the edge of evil and violence!

A hard-boiled noir about two detectives whose partnership fractures when one succumbs to temptation, exploring corruption and betrayal against the neon-lit underbelly of 1950s Los Angeles.

In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lilli is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lilli's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lilli and Jack are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.