One night in the New Orleans slums, vicious hoodlum Blackie and his friends kill an illegal immigrant who won too much in a card game. When Dr. Reed confirms the dead man had pneumonic plague he must find and inoculate the killers.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1950. Full frame format (aspect ratio 1.33:1). Special features include: Commentary by authors and historians James Ursini and Alain Silver ; theatrical trailer.