The Invisible Killer is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Grace Bradley, Roland Drew and William Newell.[1] It was one of the earliest films made by Producers Releasing Corporation, a low-budget outfit concentrating on second features.
Plot
A racketeer offers to inform the district attorney about the ringleaders of a gambling syndicate but is murdered before he can do so by a seeming "invisible killer." Newspaper reporter Sue Walker and her policeman, fiancée Jerry Brown take up the investigation.
Cast
- Grace Bradley as Sue Walker
- Roland Drew as Lt. Jerry Brown
- William Newell as Det. Sgt. Pat Dugan
- Alex Callam as Arthur Enslee
- Frank Coletti as Vani Martin
- Sidney Grayler as Lefty Ross
- Crane Whitley as Dist. Atty. Richard Sutton
- Boyd Irwin as Mr. Cunningham
- Jean Brooks as Gloria Cunningham
- David Oliver as Llewellyln Worcester, Sutton's Valet
- Harry Woth as Tyler, Sutton's Secretary
- Ernie Adams as Squint, the Croupier
- Kernan Cripps as Plainclothesman
- John Elliott as Gambler
- Al Ferguson as Detective Guarding Tyler
- Larry Steers as Sue's Boss
References
- ^ Gates p.96
Bibliography
- Gates, Phillipa. Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film. SUNY Press, 2011.
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