Secret Service Investigator (1948)

Director:

R.G. Springsteen

Writers:

John K. Butler (original story), John K. Butler (screenplay)

Stars:

Lynne Roberts, Lloyd Bridges, George Zucco

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lynne Roberts	...	Susan Lane
Lloyd Bridges	...	Steve Mallory / Dan Redfern
George Zucco	...	Otto Dagoff
June Storey	...	Laura Deering Redfern
Trevor Bardette	...	Henry Witzel (phoney Insp. Crehan)
John Kellogg	...	Benny Deering
Jack Overman	...	Herman, Dagoff's Henchman
Roy Barcroft	...	Al Turk - Henchman / Detective O'Hara
Douglas Evans	...	Secret Service Inspector Crehan
Milton Parsons	...	Miller
James Flavin	...	Police Inspector Thorndyke
William 'Billy' Benedict	...	Counterman
Minerva Urecal	...	Mrs. McGiven, Landlady
Tommy Ivo	...	Teddy Lane
Sam McDaniel	...	Porter

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

b movie | porter | undercover | boarding house | waiter | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 1948 (USA)

Also Known As:

Investigador Secreto

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Above-average noir programmer

Lloyd Bridges plays a flying ace war hero who gets sucked into a counterfeiting scheme by opposing gangs of crooks. Bridges is used as a decoy by the Feds to play both gangs off against one another over a hunt for counterfeiting plates.

Fast paced programmer moves swiftly featuring pithy dialogue and about five different interior sets. "Secret Service Investigator" is at its best when flash-bulb eyed George Zucco is purring threats while Jack Overman and Jack Kellogg lay the muscle on Bridges. In fact, Bridges spends a majority of time getting pistol whipped, sapped or slapped until the crooks are wrapped up as they are in the midst of double-crossing one another and the real Feds tie them up

Weakest moment is an insipid sequence with Bridges trying to court Lynne Roberts by telling her son, Tommy Ivo, a thoroughly inane war story: the kid doesn't buy it and neither do we. Production values are equivalent to a luncheon car ride through the McDonald's drive-thru window, but who cares.