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6.3/10   27 votes
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Writers:
Robert Leslie Bellem (original story)
Royal K. Cole (screenplay)
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Release Date:
24 July 1947 (USA) more
Plot:
A private detective is approached by a wealthy entertainment executive to stop a blackmail scheme against him... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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William Marshall ... Daniel J. Turner
Adele Mara ... Sylvia Duane
Ricardo Cortez ... Ziggy Cranston
Grant Withers ... Inspector Donaldson
Stephanie Bachelor ... Carla
Richard Fraser ... Antoine le Blanc
Roy Barcroft ... Spice Kellaway
George J. Lewis ... Blue Chip Winslow
Gregory Gaye ... Jervis (as Gregory Gay)
Tristram Coffin ... Pinky
Eva Novak ... Mamie, the Maid
Bud Wolfe ... Gomez
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lightnin' Strikes Twice (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
67 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #12258) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

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2 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
So Bad its Good Category, 4 June 2007
3/10
Author: monsieurhulot from California

I could not stop laughing with the horrendous dialog, campy acting, and the never ending fist fight scenes. This will have to go down as the "Plan Nine from Outer Space" of film noir. Some of memorable lines include "Thats not marshmallows coming out of that gun" and "Take that mitt off your mutt" and "I hope you get your hope." In the very long fight scenes, the good guy always keeps his hat on. In what must be a first, a man passes out by simply being pushed into a swimming pool. As expected, the plot is nearly impossible to follow, but it won't matter as the film is a total gas from start to finish. The first and last of the Daniel J. Turner Detective film series.

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