"City of Sin... toughest spot in the Pacific"
A woman travels to Hawaii to find out if a man in prison there is actually her missing husband.
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The people behind it
Wendell Corey
Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams
Evelyn Keyes
Donna Williams
Elsa Lanchester
Lida O'Reilly
Marie Windsor
Rose
Nancy Gates
Sally Lee
Leonard Strong
Ippy
Jesse White
Tubby Otis
Keye Luke
Police Chief Dan
Philip Ahn
Roger Kong
Clair Widenaar
Jamison
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