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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
A feud between rival newspapermen Kruger (Bromberg) and McDonald (Guilfoyle) goes deadly when blackmailing McDonald ends up murdered and his corpse planted in the trunk of Kruger's car.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 55
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 2 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 mysteries, −40 min on the typical 102
typical 10262Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
1945
June 1, 1945
81 years ago
Genres
MysteryComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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J. Edward BrombergHenry Kruger
Isabel RandolphAlice Kruger
Frank JenksMack Hogan
Eric SinclairJames Kruger
Paul GuilfoyleAndy McDonald
Ben Welden"Slippery Joe" Clary
Charles ColemanEgbert
Eddy WallerDesmond
Bess FlowersTribune staff worker (uncredited)- IWIsabel WithersMiss Patterson (uncredited)
Archie TwitchellJimmy Trigg (uncredited)- EAElayne AdamsMiss Ames (uncredited)
Mary ArdenMadge (uncredited)
Charles JordanDraper (uncredited)- AOAnne O'NealMrs. Swanaker (uncredited)
- JRJean RansomeMarie (uncredited)
- JSJohn ShayJeffry Dodd (uncredited)
- LSLorell SheldonPhyllis Kruger (uncredited)
Ken TerrellMotorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Albert Herman Director
- William A. Calihan Jr. Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Raymond L. Schrock Screenplay
- Harry O. Hoyt Story
Production · 3
- Leon Fromkess Producer
- Martin Mooney Associate Producer
- Ray Young Production Manager
Editing · 1
- W. Donn Hayes Editor
Sound · 2
- Karl Hajos Music
- William R. Fox Sound Engineer
Art · 3
- Harry Reif Set Decoration
- Eugene C. Stone Property Master
- Paul Palmentola Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Mona Barry Costume Design
Other crew · 3
- Ken Terrell Stunts
- James S. Brown Jr. Cinematography
- Ray Mercer Special Effects
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