While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O'Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a number of mishaps.
| Directing | Irving Reis | Director |
| Writing | Raymond Chandler | Novel |
| Writing | Lynn Root | Writer |
| Writing | Frank Fenton | Writer |
| Writing | Michael Arlen | Characters |
| Production | Howard Benedict | Producer |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | George Robinson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Harry Marker | Editor |
| Art | Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Art | Feild M. Gray | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renié | Costume Design |
| Directing | Ruby Rosenberg | Assistant Director |
| Production | J.R. McDonough | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Robert Aldrich | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Earl A. Wolcott | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Ken Terrell | Stunts |
| Sound | C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Crew | Gene Rose | Additional Music |
| Crew | Paul Sawtell | Additional Music |
| Crew | Nathaniel Shilkret | Additional Music |
| Crew | Roy Webb | Additional Music |
