Bill Clark (Steve Cochran) is a brooding, fresh-from-the-pen ex-con who has spent his entire adult life behind bars. Upon discharge, he is a newborn in a fast, unforgiving world. When a reporter posts a front-page story on his release he has no recourse but to leave town. He heads to New York for a fresh start, but finds more complications in the form of Catherine (Ruth Roman), a steely dancehall dame. Their blossoming romance is almost nipped in the bud when Catherine's cop ex-boyfriend is shot and killed during an altercation with the pair. They take it on the lam with their reputations and past deeds not far behind. From out of the film noir shadows comes Tomorrow Is Another Day, a frank and forceful tale of fugitive lovers in an unforgiving world.

When Margaret Mitchell originally submitted her manuscript for GONE WITH THE WIND, its title was Tomorrow Is Another Day. The 1951 film of that title has nothing to do with GONE WITH THE WIND, as will be obvious before the credits fade. Steve Cochran plays an ex-convict who thinks he killed a man. He takes it on the lam with Ruth Roman, a taxi dancer whose boyfriend is the supposed murder victim. Cochran is careful to marry Roman before transporting her across state lines; she doesn't really love him, but anything is better than her present lifestyle. Both husband and wife head for California, hoping to bury their past and start life clean, but society just won't let them. From the looks of things, TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY might well have originally been intended for John Garfield, who died in 1951.