Genius at Work (1946)

Two actors who star in a radio detective show find themselves pitted against a villain calling himself the Cobra, who has an affinity for torture chambers.

Director:

Leslie Goodwins

Writers:

Monte Brice, Robert E. Kent

Stars:

Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Anne Jeffreys

Cast

Cast overview:
Wally Brown	...	Jerry Miles
Alan Carney	...	Mike Strager
Anne Jeffreys	...	Ellen Brent
Lionel Atwill	...	Latimer Marsh / The Cobra
Bela Lugosi	...	Stone
Marc Cramer	...	Lt. Rick Campbell
Ralph Dunn	...	Lt. Gilley

Storyline

Two actors who star in a radio detective show find themselves pitted against a villain calling himself the Cobra, who has an affinity for torture chambers.

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Plot Keywords:

detective show | radio | chamber of horrors | ledge | waxfigure | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 1946 (USA)

Also Known As:

Genius, Inc.

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Last of eight features to team Wally Brown and Alan Carney, RKO's long forgotten answer to Universal's popular Abbott and Costello.

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Connections

Remake of Super-Sleuth (1937)

User Reviews

Comedy, Horror, or Horrible Comedy

In a remake of Jack Oakie's "Super Sleuth", the alleged comedy team of Wally Brown and Alan Carney play radio actors Jerry and Mike who are re-creating the crimes of a killer who calls himself "The Cobra". The Cobra's true identity is the famed criminologist, Marsh (Lionel Atwill),who kills for the fun of it. Marsh and his assistant, Stone (Bela Lugosi).attempt to kill the two saps and frame their boss and head-writer, Ellen (Anne Jefferys). Brown and Carney are simply awful and fortunately this is the last movie they would make together. Unfortunately this was also Lionel Atwill's last movie, too. Atwill is always worth watching, but Lugosi is really wasted here and the plot's so familiar you can almost hear the lines before they're spoken. The only challenge is staying awake for 61 minutes.