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You can't use kid gloves on a killer... or a blonde!
1946 | 62m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Phil Rosen |
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| Writer: | George Callahan, Stuart Palmer |
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| Marine veteran Johnny Christopher meets and is immediately drawn to beautiful Evelyn Smith one day on the beach. Evelyn's new job as secretary to a U.S. senator in California soon brings unexpected intrigue and trouble for her and Johnny. The machinations of a sinister group of Nazi spies lead to mysteries and mistaken identities, and the two soon find themselves framed for murder! | |
| Release Date: | Aug 23, 1946 |
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| Director: | Phil Rosen |
| Writer: | George Callahan, Stuart Palmer |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | california, spy, nazi, espionage, u.s. marine, innocent suspect, wrongly accused |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Tierney | Johnny Christopher |
| Anne Jeffreys | Evelyn Smith |
| Lowell Gilmore | Von Dorn |
| Myrna Dell | Gretchen |
| Harry Harvey | Sen. Remmy |
| Addison Richards | James Blackton |
| Ray Walker | Agt. Jorgensen |
| Jason Robards Sr. | Bruckner |
| George Cleveland | Capt. Caleb Simpson |
| Bonnie Blair | Nurse |
| Lee Bonnell | Police Sgt. Roth |
| Robert Clarke | The Doctor |
| Hal Craig | Vice-Admiral |
| Ralph Dunn | Patrol Car Cop |
| Lee Elson | Judd |
| Don Evers | Policeman |
| Pat Flaherty | Motorcycle Cop #1 |
| James Flavin | Woods |
| John Hamilton | Police Capt. Edmonds |
| Tommy Noonan | Counterman |
| Robert Seiter | Police Sgt. Kahn |
| Bill Shannon | Policeman |
| Alan Ward | Policeman |
| Phil Warren | Norton |
| Larry Wheat | Minister |
| William Yetter Sr. | Karl |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Paul Sawtell | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Swink | Editor |
| George Callahan | Story |
| Stuart Palmer | Writer |
| Frank Redman | Director of Photography |
| Claude E. Carpenter | Set Decoration |
| Russell A. Cully | Special Effects |
| James E. Casey | Assistant Director |
| Walter E. Keller | Art Direction |
| Clifford Stine | Special Effects |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Phil Rosen | Director |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Renié | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sid Rogell | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Geronimo1967
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Quite a far-fetched affair as Lawrence Tierney (rarely in the guise of a "good guy") bumps into Anne Jeffreys and together they get embroiled up in a Nazi plot in California. There's plenty of fisticuffs and pistol-whipping as Jeffreys discovers that her Senator boss is being spied upon - and they m ... ust stay ahead of pursuing Nazis and police alike. It does move along nippily for an hour, but the story is pretty predictable.
Jul 07, 2022