简介：SmugglerCarnaghan(SpencerTracy)isletoutofprisonbygovernmentagentKellar(JohnHodiak)onconditionthathehelpJohnRoyer(JamesStewart)sneaktheentirevitally-neededrubbercropoutofJapanese-heldMalayaduringWorldWarII.TheyslipintothecountryandcontactCarnaghan'sassociate,theDutchman(SydneyGreenstreet),whoconvenientlyrecruitsagangofcutthroatsforthemfromcustomersinhissaloon,includingRomano(GilbertRoland). Usingmoneyandintimidation,theysucceedinpurchasingalltheavailablerubber,buteventuallytheJapanesecommander,ColonelTomura(RichardLoo),getswindofthescheme.Onthelasttriptotransporttheremainderofthecargotoawaitingfreighter,Carnaghansmellsanambush,butRoyerdisregardshiswarningandiskilledbythewaitingsoldiers.ThecynicalCarnaghanthenturnspatrioticandcompletesthemission.…