Meet the Wildcat (1940)
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- Approved
- 1h 6min
- Mystery
- 22 Nov 1940 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast
Ralph Bellamy | ... |
Lt. Brad Williams
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Margaret Lindsay | ... |
Ann Larkin
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Joseph Schildkraut | ... |
Leon Dumeray
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Allen Jenkins | ... |
Max Schwydel
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Jerome Cowan | ... |
Digby Vanderhood III
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Rudolph Anders | ... |
Feral--Henchman
(as Robert O. Davis)
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Frank Puglia | ... |
Chief of Police
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Guy D'Ennery | ... |
Mordaunt--Henchman
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Hans Herbert | ... |
Marco--Henchman
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Juan de la Cruz | ... |
Nacional Museum Director
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Reed Hadley | ... |
Basso--Henchman
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Gloria Franklin | ... |
Annabelle Lee
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Iris Adrian | ... |
Jail Cell Blonde
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Rafael Alcayde | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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Dick Botiller | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Milton Charleston | ... |
Telephone Man (uncredited)
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Tristram Coffin | ... |
Sleepy Policeman at Headquarters (uncredited)
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Fred Cordova | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Richard Crane | ... |
Bill--Office Worker (uncredited)
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Joe Dominguez | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Martin Garralaga | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Frank Hilliard | ... |
Watchman (uncredited)
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Frank Lackteen | ... |
Worker (uncredited)
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Kate Drain Lawson | ... |
Jail Matron (uncredited)
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Paul Lopez | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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Paul Marion | ... |
Mexican Teenager (uncredited)
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Philo McCullough | ... |
Bit (uncredited)
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James McNamara | ... |
Bit (uncredited)
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Alex Montoya | ... |
Bit (uncredited)
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Neyle Morrow | ... |
Mexican Teenager (uncredited)
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Bob O'Connor | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Keith Richards | ... |
Gallery Assistant (uncredited)
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Julian Rivero | ... |
Hat Peddler (uncredited)
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Carlos Villarías | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Arthur Lubin |
Written by
Alex Gottlieb | ... | (original screenplay) |
Produced by
Joseph Gershenson | ... | associate producer (as Joseph G. Sanford) |
Cinematography by
Stanley Cortez | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Arthur Hilton |
Art Direction by
Jack Otterson |
Set Decoration by
Russell A. Gausman | ... | (as R.A. Gausman) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph A. McDonough | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Harold H. MacArthur | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown | ... | sound supervisor |
Hal Bumbaugh | ... | sound technician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vera West | ... | gowns |
Music Department
Hans J. Salter | ... | musical director (as H.J. Salter) |
Ralph Freed | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Charles Henderson | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Milton Rosen | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Hans J. Salter | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Milton Schwarzwald | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Frank Skinner | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Joan Hathaway | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
Hal Herman | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1940) (United States) (theatrical)
- Empire Universal Films (1940) (Canada) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1940) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1941) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Far East (1941) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Realart Pictures (1954) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Screen Gems (1958) (United States) (tv)
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Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Magazine photographer Ann Larkin is snapping photos at Mexico's National Museum when she sees Brod Williams steal a painting from its frame. Convinced that Brod is the notorious art thief known as "The Wildcat," Ann follows him into the street and accuses him of being the thief. Even though the police attest that Brod is a New York City police detective, Ann remains dubious and consequently follows Brod when he visits the Dumeray gallery. At the gallery, Brod asks Leon Dumeray to store a painting in his vault. Recognizing the canvas as stolen, Dumeray has Brod arrested. Her interest piqued, Ann visits Brod in jail where he asks her to bring him some fruit from Juan's fruit stand. Ann returns with a pineapple, in which a gun is concealed. Holding Ann at gunpoint, Brod demands that she switch clothing with him and, thus disguised, he blasts his way out of jail. After his escape, the police congratulate Brod on his clever ruse of staging a jail break in order to win the Wildcat's confidence. Pretending to seek refuge, Brod breaks into Dumeray's home where the art dealer reveals that he is the real Wildcat and recruits Brod to join his gang. Learning of a planned robbery at the museum the following night, Brod passes a message, coded in a bar of soap, warning the police. Meanwhile, Ann discovers that Brod really is a police detective, and when she sees him at Dumeray's house, she assumes that the two are working together and unintentionally lets Dumeray know who Brad is. Dumeray then takes Brod, Ann and her driver Max prisoner and ties them up in the power house near the museum. That night, as Dumeray tunnels into the museum, Brod breaks loose of his bonds and flashes an S-O-S signal over the power lines. He then hold the thieves at bay until the police arrive to meet the real Wildcat. |
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