The
Dangerous Profession of the title is the bail-bond business.
George Raft stars as Kane, a former cop turned professional bail-raiser. When one of his customers, robbery suspect Brackett (
Bill Williams), is mysteriously murdered, Kane wants to know why. His reasons are twofold: he has an insatiable curiosity, and he's fallen in love with Brackett's widow Lucy (
Ella Raines). As his business partner Farley (
Pat O'Brien) looks on in mute bewilderment, Kane risks life and limb to solve the mystery. The plot doesn't always make sense, but in 1949 it was reassuring to see
George Raft and
Pat O'Brien harking back to their cinematic halcyon days of the 1930s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide