The read
It runs a compact 1h 4m.
Synopsis
An unscrupulous private investigator with a penchant for blackmail is found dead in a car and the leading suspect is Janet Bradley, the daughter of a mayoral candidate. With the election just weeks away, shady and ruthless individuals muscle the medical officer into switching the corpse with another body. Lieutenant Sam Carson, one of the few good apples in the bunch must find a way to get to the bottom of it all.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Otto BrowerDirector
- Scott DarlingScreenplay
- Charles G. BoothScreenplay
Cast
- Carole LandisJanet Bradley
- William GarganSam Carson
- Richard CraneJohnny Williams
- Mary AndersonNora Bard
- John IrelandOppenheimer
- Charles RussellArthur Templeton
- Roy RobertsMax Calvert
- Mabel PaigeFlossie
- Stanley PragerRuzinsky
- Charles TannenAmes
- Don BeddoeYager (uncredited)
- Bernard NedellWalter Bard (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
film noirprivate investigator