One Is Guilty (1934)

Police Inspector Steve Trent is called to the Radford Arms, a high-rise apartment building that has been taken over by a bank and its apartments now-unoccupied. There, the caretaker "Pop" ... See full summary »

Director:

Lambert Hillyer

Writer:

Harold Shumate (story)

Stars:

Ralph Bellamy, Shirley Grey, Warren Hymer

Cast

Cast overview:
Ralph Bellamy	...	Police Inspector Steve Trent
Shirley Grey	...	Sally Grey
Warren Hymer	...	'Knock-Out' Walters
Rita La Roy	...	Lola Deveroux
J. Carrol Naish	...	Jack Allen
Wheeler Oakman	...	Toledo Eddie Marchetti
Ruth Abbott	...	Miss Mabel Kane
Willard Robertson	...	Wells Deveroux
Ralph Remley	...	'Pop' Daley
Vincent Sherman	...	William Malcolm
Harry Todd	...	Danny O'Keefe

Storyline

Police Inspector Steve Trent is called to the Radford Arms, a high-rise apartment building that has been taken over by a bank and its apartments now-unoccupied. There, the caretaker "Pop" Daley, leads him to an apartment where Trent finds the dead body of world-champion fighter 'Kid" Roberts. Also present are William Malcolm, Daley's unemployed nephew living in one of the "unoccupied" apartments, and Sally Grey, an unemployed secretary just in from San Francisco, also occupying an apartment unknown to the caretaker. Before long, suspects entering and exiting the building include building-owner Wells Deveroux and his knock-out wife Lola; "Knockout" Walters, a petty-thief and former fired-sparring mate of the murdered man; Jack Allen, Robert's manager, who shows up with three hoodlum bodyguards, a bad attitude and a very sour disposition; "Toledo Eddie" Marchetti, connected to a gambling syndicate; and Mabel Kane, former sweetheart of Roberts until he tossed her out in favor of an ...

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Plot Keywords:

apartment | building | caretaker | high society | ticket | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 May 1934 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Second in a 4 feature Columbia series starring Ralph Bellamy as Inspector Steve Trent, filmed December 5-17 1933.

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Connections

Followed by Girl in Danger (1934)

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