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Traffic in Crime (1946) Lesley Selander, Kane Richmond, Anne Nagel, Adele Mara
Police Chief Jim Murphy, in a crime-ridden city, deputizes newspaper-reporter Sam Wire Read More »
Behind the Mask (1946) Phil Karlson, William Beaudine, Kane Richmond, Barbara Read, George Chandler
Lamont Cranston, aka the Shadow, has his hands full as the murder of blackmailing reporter Jeff Mann is blamed on him. Read More »
The Shadow Returns (1946) Phil Rosen, William Beaudine, Kane Richmond, Barbara Read, Tom Dugan
Super-sleuth Lamont Cranston, (aka “The Shadow”) investigates the theft of jewels from a grave. Read More »
Haunted Harbor (1944) Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell, Kane Richmond, Kay Aldridge, Roy Barcroft
A sea captain about to be hanged for a murder he didn’t commit is rescued Read More »
The Tiger Woman (1945) Philip Ford, Adele Mara, Kane Richmond, Richard Fraser
This particular feature, the first director credit of Philip Ford (nephew of John), casts the witty Read More »
The Missing Lady (1946) Phil Karlson, Kane Richmond, Barbara Read, George Chandler
A jade statue, the “missing lady”, is stolen and its owner killed. Read More »
Passkey to Danger (1946) Lesley Selander, Kane Richmond, Stephanie Bachelor, Adele Mara
Tex Hanlon is some kind of advertising man who comes up with a concept for a women’s clothing campaign called THE THREE SPRINGS. Read More »
The Escape (1939) Ricardo Cortez, Kane Richmond, Amanda Duff, June Gale
An embittered Louie Peronni (Edward Norris) returns from prison to find that his sister Read More »
Stage Struck (1948) William Nigh, Kane Richmond, Audrey Long, Conrad Nagel
The police find the body of hostess Helen Howard (Wanda McKay), disposed of by petty racketeer Nick Mantee (Kane Richmond) Read More »
Don’t Gamble with Strangers (1946) William Beaudine, Kane Richmond, Bernadene Hayes, Peter Cookson, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
When Mike Sarno (Kane Richmond) out-cheats Fay Benton (Bernadene Hayes) in a crooked poker game, the two gamblers bury the hatchet and agree to become partners in crime. Read More »
Black Market Babies (1945) William Beaudine, Ralph Morgan, Kane Richmond, Jayne Hazard
This George Morris story was based on an article that appeared in “Woman’s Home Companion” and later reprinted in “Reader’s Digest.” Eddie Condon, a two-bit racketeer, teams up with an alcoholic doctor, Judson, to set up a maternity home with free facilities to expectant mothers, with the proviso that the women sign away all rights to their newborns. The babies are then offered for adaptation to couples willing to make a substantial “contribution” to the home. Things go well for this borderline within-the-law business until a baby is still-born. Conden had already sold the baby for $5,000 and has no intention of returning the money, so he substitutes the child of the sister of his wife. There is a slip-up on the filing of the certificates and the District Attorney’s office gets involved.
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