In THEY MADE ME A KILLER, California is the destination for Tom Durling, a man escaping from the bad memories and rotten luck that haunted him during his stay in Chicago. But on arrival, Durling still can`t shake his losing streak, as he becomes unwittingly embroiled in a bank robbery. Two criminals take advantage of his good nature and frame him for the crime, and Durling faces a murder rap when the police apprehend him. Praying that his luck will finally change, Durling desperately seeks out a witness to the robbery as he stares headlong at a potentially lengthy stretch in the slammer for a crime he didn`t commit.
