Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)

Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.

Director:

Jacques Tourneur

Writers:

Bertram Millhauser (screen play), Bertram Millhauser (based on a story by),

Stars:

Walter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson, Henry Hull

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Walter Pidgeon	...	Nick Carter / Robert Chalmers
Rita Johnson	...	Lou Farnsby
Henry Hull	...	John A. Keller
Stanley Ridges	...	Doctor Frankton (as Stanley C. Ridges)
Donald Meek	...	Bartholomew
Addison Richards	...	Hiram Streeter
Henry Victor	...	J. Lester Hammil
Milburn Stone	...	Dave Krebs
Martin Kosleck	...	Otto King
Frank Faylen	...	Pete
Sterling Holloway	...	Bee-Catcher
Wally Maher	...	Cliff Parsons
Edgar Dearing	...	Denny

Storyline

Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.

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Plot Keywords:

airplane | spy | detective | locker room | airplane crash | 

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Taglines:

THE WIZARD OF CLUES!!! Nick Carter lives again in the fierce brutal...dangerous era of TODAY!

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 December 1939 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nick Carter

Filming Locations:

Lockheed Airplane Works, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

59 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought the screen rights to all the 1,100 Nick Carter stories published in the 1930s. However, all 3 of the films made in the Nick Carter series were based on original stories.

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Connections

Referenced in The Fallen Idol (1948)

User Reviews

A great B detective movie

I totally disagree with the IMDb reviewer who panned this film. Walter Pigeon is just right as the master detective, Nick Carter. He made two more superior Nick Carter B films after this one, but then was on his way to becoming a big Hollywood star. The producers decided to can the series rather than find a suitable replacement. And the Bee man is one of the great movie characters. Donald Meek was a wonderful character actor who could play many roles and this is one of his best. He is a good comic foil for the great detective. The masterful Jacques Tourneur directs with a knowing eye. He knows exactly how to give the audience chills, excitement and mystery in an hour time slot. It was a stroke of genius for the writers to put the bee man in the Nick Carter movies. He is one of the reasons I like to watch the Nick Carter movies more than once.