Crime Does Not Pay #127 (1953)

In the shadow of Joe Larell’s iron grip on Pacific Coast gambling dens, a new threat emerges in the form of Dice Alton, a young operator running a straight game that defies Larell’s protection rackets. When Larell arrives at Alton’s roulette room demanding tribute, the confrontation escalates beyond threats—Alton refuses to bend, and Larell’s violent methods are about to meet a challenger who won’t break.

Marty James, a respected life insurance broker, leads a double life as a masked criminal terrorizing New York with a series of rapid-fire robberies and murders. After a series of brazen crimes across Manhattan, Detective Alan Leighton begins to piece together the pattern, leading him to confront the seemingly respectable businessman with damning evidence. As the chase intensifies, the killer’s carefully constructed facade starts to crumble under the weight of his own mistakes.

In the wake of a daring prison escape, the fugitive outlaw Harry Tracy—known as "Slippery Tiger Tracy"—eludes a relentless manhunt across the Pacific Northwest, evading lawmen through a series of high-stakes robberies, violent standoffs, and narrow escapes. As he moves from town to town, stealing horses, commandeering boats, and outwitting posse after posse, his reputation as a cunning and ruthless criminal grows with every mile.