Joe (Glenn Ford) finds himself caught up in a fight at a bar, resulting in a man’s death after he punches him. This leads to an appearance before District Attorney Knowland (Broderick Crawford), who acknowledges his situation but cautions that Joe faces a potential prison term of one to ten years. Initially complying with the rules, his hope diminishes as it becomes apparent that parole isn't forthcoming and time in …

These are the people I was essentially stuck with. Joe Hufford seems like an upstanding and friendly man, however, during a disagreement in a bar he hits another person who unfortunately dies after hitting their head on the floor. Everyone involved understands that it was a tragic accident, even the district attorney who tries to give the defense lawyer information to help keep Hufford from going to jail. After be…