- Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunt's estate.
- Assistant District Attorney Cleve Marshall, depressed about marital troubles, is drowning his sorrows in a bottle of whiskey when the mysterious and alluring Thelma Jordon walks in to report an attempted burglary. The two become romantically involved, and not long afterwards there is a burglary and murder at Thelma's aunt's house. Cleve is drawn further and further into defending and covering up for Thelma. It soon becomes clear that this road will only lead to disaster.—B.A. Black
- The Assistant District Attorney Cleve Marshall has an unhappy marriage with his wife Pamela Blackwell Marshall due to the interference of her father, Judge Calvin H. Blackwell. He decides to drink in his office after hours instead of going to the birthday party of Pamela. Out of the blue, a woman named Thelma Jordon arrives at the office looking for Cleve's boss to report an attempt of robbery of her wealthy Aunt Vera Edwards and she ends the night drinking and dancing with Cleve in a restaurant. They have a love affair and Cleve falls in love with Thelma. But he does not know anything about the past of the mysterious Thelma. When Aunt Vera is murdered at home, Thelma calls Cleve to help her since she would be the prime suspect of shooting her aunt. He covers up the evidences that might link Thelma to the death becoming her accomplice and is assigned to be the prosecutor of her judgment. What will happen to Thelma and Cleve?—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Married for five years, Assistant District Attorney Cleve Marshall has turned to the bottle in the troubles in his marriage, those troubles stemming from his wife, Pamela Marshall, constantly running to and siding with her overbearing father, retired Judge Calvin Blackwell, against Cleve. While he still loves Pam, he also looks for the company of others, including women, one of those out of circumstance being Thelma Jordon, who he meets in a professional capacity. They embark on a clandestine affair, her emotional need in running into Cleve's arms stemming from dedicating this phase of her life to her needy, wealthy aunt, Vera Edwards. While Thelma eventually divulges that she is unhappily married to "Tony" who she no longer sees, she doesn't mention that he is minor criminal Tony Laredo. The nature of Cleve and Thelma's relationship changes when Thelma asks for his help after she discovers Aunt Vera shot dead in an apparent home invasion and burglary, the unknown perpetrator able to escape, that help in believing that she would be a suspect for various reasons. While Cleve does help her including tampering with the crime scene to match "their" story, Thelma is eventually charged with Aunt Vera's murder. As Cleve continues to help her including manipulating the trial to her advantage, the question becomes if Thelma has been manipulating Cleve all along in a different end goal.—Huggo
- Late one night, Thelma Jordon shows up in the office of married Assistant DA Cleve Marshall. Before Cleve can stop himself, he and Thelma are involved in an illicit affair. But Thelma is a mysterious woman, and Cleve can't help wondering if she is hiding something. She has a plan up her sleeve that will ruin Cleve if his love for her and his own weakness win out. Thelma has a heart and a conscience. She comes to love Cleve, and has concern for his life and his future. Despite her wish that her life could be different, she realizes that she belongs in a lawless world.—Anonymous
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By what name was The File on Thelma Jordon (1949) officially released in India in English?
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