The Runaround is a 1946 American comedy mystery film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Rod Cameron, Ella Raines, Broderick Crawford, and Frank McHugh.[1][2][3][4] The film is also known as Deadly Enemies.[5] It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and shot at the studio's Universal City.
Plot
Two professional private detectives (Rod Cameron and Broderick Crawford) leave their agency to be independently hired by a wealthy man who desperately wants to find his eloping daughter (Ella Raines).
Cast
- Rod Cameron as Eddie Kildane
- Ella Raines as Penelope Hampton
- Broderick Crawford as Louis Prentice
- Frank McHugh as Wally Quayle
- Samuel S. Hinds as Norman Hampton
- George Cleveland as Feenan
- Joe Sawyer as Hutchins
- Nana Bryant as Mrs. Hampton
- Charles Coleman as Butler
- Jack Overman as Cusack
References
- ^ "The Runaround (1946) directed by Charles Lamont". Letterboxd. letterboxd.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "The Runaround (1946)". The British Film Institute. bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "THE RUNAROUND (1946, CHARLES LAMONT)". The Stop Button. thestopbutton.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ Vineyard, David L. (17 February 2011). "THE RUNAROUND (1946)". mysteryfile.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ Everson, William K. (1972). The Detective in Film. Citadel Press. p. 235. ISBN 9780806502984. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
External links
- The Runaround at IMDb
- The Runaround at the TCM Movie Database