crime gone awry   adultery   based on novel   1920s   scam   family relationships   marriage   criminal   supermarket   motorcycle cop   insurance agent   los angeles california   new york city   elevator   hat   male female relationship   flashback   deception   father daughter relationship   parking garage   infidelity   1930s   beautiful woman   retirement   carnival   dying young   blonde   domineering mother   crutches   dead woman   wager   waiter   1910s   window smashing   dating   terminal illness   newspaper clippings   fraternity   prank   woman shot   mislaid trust   baseball   mortal wound   promise   female killer   chicago illinois   hero   unhappy marriage   columbia university   love story   telephone box   locker room   actor playing himself   college   murder of husband   female corrupts male   athlete   insurance fraud   hard boiled dame   insurance   insurance salesman   stepmother   insurance investigator   surprise party   jumping from a train   villainess played by lead actress   inspiring story   world series   german american   yankee stadium bronx new york city   sports writer   new york yankees   henpecked husband   lou gehrigs disease   murderer's row   new rochelle new york   baseball movie   cult favorite   betrayal   train   death   railway station   hospital   murder   nightclub   radio broadcasting   bronx new york city   speech   loss of father   mother son relationship   cynicism   restaurant   husband wife relationship   reporter   unfaithfulness   femme fatale   sick child   told in flashback