The Invisible Killer

1939 film
  • November 14, 1939 (1939-11-14)
Running time
63 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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

  1. ^ Gates p.96

Bibliography

  • Gates, Phillipa. Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film. SUNY Press, 2011.

External links

  • The Invisible Killer at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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