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Alibi for Murder (1936) D. Ross Lederman, William Gargan, Marguerite Churchill, Gene Morgan
Perry Travis (William Gargan) is a wise-cracking private detective-cum-amateur radio broadcaster Read More »
Bombay Clipper (1942) John Rawlins, William Gargan, Irene Hervey, Charles Lang
An American Foreign Correspodent, Jim Wilson, and his wife Frankie Read More »
No Place for a Lady (1943) James P. Hogan, William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, Phyllis Brooks
Jess Arno (William Gargan), a private detective from Los Angeles, succeeds in clearing former actress Dolly Adair (Phyllis Brooks) Read More »
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942) James P. Hogan, William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel
Detective Ellery Queen tries to find a missing man, and gets embroiled in a case of murder and embezzlement. Read More »
Night Editor (1946) Henry Levin, William Gargan, Janis Carter, Jeff Donnell, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
“Night Editor” was based on the already existing radio program in which a newspaper editor would recount the ‘inside story’ of some bit newspaper story Read More »
Swing Fever (1943) Tim Whelan, Kay Kyser, Marilyn Maxwell, William Gargan, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Lowell Blackford (Kay Kyser) is blessed with a gift of music,but also cursed with a hereditary “evil eye” which hypnotizes people,and he is virtually a recluse. Read More »
Destination Unknown (1942) Ray Taylor, William Gargan, Irene Hervey, Sam Levene, Drama, Romance, War
In Shanghai, Elena Varnoff attempts to learn the secret of the priceless-and-hidden St. Petersburg from Karl Renner, an Axiz agent working with the Japanese. Read More »
The Argyle Secrets (1948) Cy Endfield, William Gargan, Marjorie Lord, Ralph Byrd, Drama, Mystery, Romance
An investigative reporter tells his assistant about a book called The Argyle Album, which contains a list of people who were traitors and war profiteers during World War II. Read More »
The House of Fear (1939) Joe May, William Gargan, Irene Hervey, Dorothy Arnold, Crime, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
A detective goes undercover as a producer to investigate an actor’s murder, which occurred during the performance of a play. Read More »
Traveling Saleslady (1935) Ray Enright, Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, William Gargan, Comedy, Romance
Angela Twitchell is the daughter of a tooth-paste manufacturer, Rufus K. Twitchell, who has monopolized the business for many years that he has grown conservative Read More »
Strange Impersonation (1946) Anthony Mann, Brenda Marshall, William Gargan, Hillary Brooke, Drama, Film-Noir
A research scientist conducting experiments on a new anaesthetic finds herself being blackmailed by a women she accidentally knocked down with her car Read More »
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933) Mark Sandrich, Charles Farrell, Wynne Gibson, William Gargan, Comedy, Romance
When Aggie’s boyfriend Red is sent to jail, she meets a mild-mannered man and decides to turn him into a real man. Read More »
The Story of Temple Drake (1933) Stephen Roberts, Miriam Hopkins, William Gargan, Jack La Rue, Drama
Temple Drake is a Southern belle who leads men on with her sexuality but usually leaves them wanting. She’s loved by lawyer Stephen Benbow, whom she likes but doesn’t love. While out carousing with one of her beaux, she finds herself stranded with a gang of bootleggers, one of whom, Trigger, rapes her and makes her his sex slave. When another man is accused of a murder Trigger committed, Stephen defends him and sets out to find Trigger. But he isn’t prepared for whom he finds with Trigger, or what she’s become.
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