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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| David Brian | ... | Police Lt. Roy Hargis | |
| Vera Ralston | ... | Ilona Vance | |
| Sidney Blackmer | ... | Frank Hobart | |
| Virginia Grey | ... | Sandra Lamoreaux | |
| Warren Stevens | ... | Stan 'Scarface' Wilbo | |
| Lee Van Cleef | ... | Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey | |
| Barry Kelley | ... | Police Capt. Art Smedley | |
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Richard Karlan | ... | Chad Bayless |
| Frank Puglia | ... | Cesar Cipriano | |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | 'Whitey' Pollock | |
| Ian MacDonald | ... | Trumbull | |
| Greta Thyssen | ... | Myra Bayless | |
| Claire Carleton | ... | Marge Harris | |
| Hank Worden | ... | Les Fuller | |
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When gangland lawyer Frank Hobart is murdered there are two suspects, Ilona Vanve , beautiful nightclub singer, and a hood named Stan , who has been hired by underworld boss Chad Bayliss to kill Hobart. Attracted to Ilona, Lt. Detective Roy Hargis tries to protect her in spite of the growing evidence against her and the pressure put on him by his assistant, Sergeant Lackey. Hargis thinks the case has broken when a dance-hall girl, Sandra Lamoreaux , who saw Stan at the scene of the murder, tries to use this information to blackmail him, and is badly beaten. She manages to talk to Hargis, and her story brings about Stan's capture and conviction for murder. But he didn't do it. It is now up to Hargis to either clear or convict Ilona. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 December 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Schach dem Mörder See more »Filming Locations:
Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Pretty mediocre murder mystery with Vera Ralston totally unappealing as nightclub singer. Her hand motions during her opening number are hilarious. David Brian makes a convincing cop if not a convincing lover. Sidney Blackmer's reactions to Ralston's singing are pretty funny too. Filmed in Naturama, whatever that is