After defying a gangster in Italy, American jockey Danny Arnold flees race-fixing accusations and escapes to Paris with his son. There, he learns that his old friend has been murdered and finds work through British jockey George Gardner. Despite his son’s hopes, Danny compromises his integrity by winning money on a fixed race.

• 20th Century Fox
• John Garfield
• Micheline Presle
• Luther Adler
• Orley Lindgren
• Noel Drayton