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Behind Green Lights

Behind Green Lights

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Behind Green Lights

"This private sleuth has two mysteries to solve at once...Twice the thrills and double the excitement!!!"

1946

1h 4m

5.6(26 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

An unscrupulous private investigator with a penchant for blackmail is found dead in a car and the leading suspect is Janet Bradley, the daughter of a mayoral candidate. With the election just weeks away, shady and ruthless individuals muscle the medical officer into switching the corpse with another body. Lieutenant Sam Carson, one of the few good apples in the bunch must find a way to get to the bottom of it all.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Carole Landis

Carole Landis

Janet Bradley

William Gargan

William Gargan

Sam Carson

Richard Crane

Richard Crane

Johnny Williams

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson

Nora Bard

John Ireland

John Ireland

Oppenheimer

Charles Russell

Charles Russell

Arthur Templeton

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Max Calvert

Mabel Paige

Mabel Paige

Flossie

Stanley Prager

Stanley Prager

Ruzinsky

Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen

Ames

Creative team

Directed by: Otto Brower
Written by: Charles G. Booth
Scott Darling
Produced by: Robert Bassler

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