"Listen beautiful. This is no parlor game... you are playing with MURDER!"

1946

1h 22m

5.9(8 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Overview

A PI investigates a priest's murder.

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Cast & Crew

28 members

Acting

Lee Bowman

Gilbert Archer

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Marguerite Chapman

Patricia Foster, AKA Laura Browning

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Edgar Buchanan

George Bradford

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George Macready

Matthew Stoker

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Lee Patrick

Susan

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Jonathan Hale

Captain Griffin

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Elisabeth Risdon

Catherine Walsh

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J. Edward Bromberg

Ernst Helms

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Miles Mander

Dr. Marko

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Moroni Olsen

Bishop Martin

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Mary Field

Bradford's Secretary

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Katherine Emery

Mrs. Stoker

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Bess Flowers

Diner at Bianca's

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Robert Ryan

Detective Regan (as Bob Ryan)

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Noel Cravat

Rausch

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Julio Abadía

Carlo - Artist

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Steve Benton

Plainclothesman

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David Bond

Night Clerk

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Charles Cane

Tiny

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Edmund Cobb

Detective

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Gary Del Mar

Unknown Role

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Forrest Dickson

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Franklin Dix

Broker

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Johnny Duncan

Bellboy

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Ralph Dunn

Policeman

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Jack Ellis

Plainclothesman

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Fred Godoy

Roberto - Waiter

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Wanda Perry

Marco's Secretary

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