Men Without Names (1935)

A story about the U. S. Department of Hustice and its agents that begins with a daring mail-truck robbery by a ruthless gang that flees to the western UnitedState after the robbery. When ... See full summary »

Director:

Ralph Murphy

Writers:

Dale Van Every (story), Marguerite Roberts (story),

Stars:

Fred MacMurray, Madge Evans, David Holt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fred MacMurray	...	Richard Hood / Richard 'Dick' Grant
Madge Evans	...	Helen Sherwood
David Holt	...	David Sherwood
Lynne Overman	...	Gabby Lambert
Elizabeth Patterson	...	Aunt Ella
J.C. Nugent	...	Major Newcomb
Grant Mitchell	...	Andrew Webster
John Wray	...	Sam 'Red' Hammond
Leslie Fenton	...	Monk
Clyde Dilson	...	Butch
Herbert Rawlinson	...	Crawford
Arthur Aylesworth	...	Drew
Dean Jagger	...	Jones
Harry Tyler	...	Steve
Helen Shipman	...	Becky

Storyline

A story about the U. S. Department of Hustice and its agents that begins with a daring mail-truck robbery by a ruthless gang that flees to the western UnitedState after the robbery. When money from the robbery shows up in a small Kansas town, the department sends agent Dick Grant to investigate, posing as a businessman. He is hindered in his assignment by a local newspaper reporter, Helen Sherwood, and when he falls in love with her, he is unable to reveal to her who he really is and why he is there.

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Plot Keywords:

robbery | mail truck | newspaper | newspaper reporter | kansas | 

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Taglines:

The Valiant Story of the Daring Young Men Who Put a Nation's Enemies on the Spot ! (original poster)

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Federal Dick

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

66 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

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Connections

Followed by Women Without Names (1940)

User Reviews

So powerful

I can confirm that early Paramount Pictures films from the thirties, at least gangster films, were as efficient and powerful as the Warner ones of the same period. You can check with Robert Florey's or Louis King's movies, starring Anthony Quinn, Lloyd Nolan, J Carroll Naish. Short, sharp, fast paced action gangster films where you could not get bored. This one stars Fred Mac Murray and was directed by the underrated Ralph Murphy. I consider it as a very little gem from Paramount Pictures vaults. I don't know where it comes from, a TV taping off or a 16mm print found in an attic or a basement somewhere in the US...

Anyway, it's worth the watching, and also for the characterization. I won't repeat the topic already told in the plot line above, by the eternal Longhorn, who probably picked it in a library dictionary...

The gunfight scenes at the end are delightful to watch.