''Below the Deadline'' is a 1946 American
crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
William Beaudine
William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres.
Life and car ...
and starring
Warren Douglas
Warren Douglas (born Warren Douglas Wandberg; July 29, 1911 – November 15, 1997) was an American actor and screenwriter.
Career
Born in Minneapolis, Douglas was a 1929 graduate of Minneapolis South High School. He later attended the Minneapo ...
,
Ramsay Ames and
Jan Wiley
Jan Wiley (February 21, 1916 – May 26, 1993) was an American film actress.
Early years
Wiley was born Jan Harriet Wiley in Marion, Indiana and early in her career was billed as Harriet Brandon.
Film
Beginning in 1937 with ''New Faces of ...
.
[Spicer p.404]
Main cast
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Warren Douglas
Warren Douglas (born Warren Douglas Wandberg; July 29, 1911 – November 15, 1997) was an American actor and screenwriter.
Career
Born in Minneapolis, Douglas was a 1929 graduate of Minneapolis South High School. He later attended the Minneapo ...
as Joe Hilton
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Ramsay Ames as Lynn Turner
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Jan Wiley
Jan Wiley (February 21, 1916 – May 26, 1993) was an American film actress.
Early years
Wiley was born Jan Harriet Wiley in Marion, Indiana and early in her career was billed as Harriet Brandon.
Film
Beginning in 1937 with ''New Faces of ...
as Vivian Saunders
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Paul Maxey
Paul Regan Maxey (March 15, 1907 – June 3, 1963) was an American actor.
Born in Wheaton, Illinois, the rotund Maxey played character roles in films from 1937, notably as the composer Victor Herbert in ''Till the Clouds Roll By'' (1946) ...
as Arthur Brennan
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Philip Van Zandt
Philip Van Zandt (October 4, 1904 – February 15, 1958), sometimes billed as Phil Van Zandt, was a Dutch-American actor of stage, film, and television. He made nearly 250 film and television appearances between 1939 and 1958.
Life and career
...
as Oney Kessel
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John Harmon as Pinky
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Bruce Edwards as Samuel P. Austin
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George Meeker
George Meeker (March 5, 1904 – August 19, 1984) was an American character film and Broadway actor.
A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Meeker made several films such as ''Crime, Inc.'' (1945) and ''A Thief in the Dark'' (1 ...
as Jeffrey Hilton
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Clancy Cooper
Clancy Cooper (July 23, 1906 – June 14, 1975) was an American actor.
He appeared in more than 100 films between 1938 and 1962. He also guest-starred on numerous TV series, such as ''The Rifleman'', '' Lawman'', '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'', ...
as Nichols
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Cay Forrester
Cay Forrester (born Mila Patricia Crosby; December 26, 1921 – June 18, 2005) was an American film and television actress. She appeared predominantly in minor films with some exceptions, such as ''Advise and Consent'' and the Susan Haywa ...
as Blonde
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Al Bridge
Alfred Morton Bridge (February 26, 1891 – December 27, 1957) was an American character actor who played mostly small roles in over 270 films between 1931 and 1954. Bridge's persona was an unpleasant, gravel-voiced man with an untidy mous ...
as Turner
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George Eldredge
George Edwin Eldredge (September 10, 1898 – March 12, 1977) was an American actor who appeared in over 180 movies during a career that stretched from the 1930s to the early 1960s. He also had a prolific television career during the 1950 ...
as James S. Vail
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William Ruhl
William Harris Ruhl (October 25, 1901 – March 12, 1956) was an American character actor of the 1930s, 1940s, and early 1950s.
Early life
Born on October 25, 1901, in Colfax, Washington, Ruhl entered films in the small role of a shopper i ...
as Welsh
* Vera Pavlovska as Russian Singer
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Charles Sullivan as Charlie - Kessel Henchman
* Meyer Grace as Kessel Henchman
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George Lloyd as Kane - Club Owner
References
Bibliography
* Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
External links
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1946 films
1946 crime films
1940s English-language films
American crime films
Films directed by William Beaudine
Monogram Pictures films
American black-and-white films
1940s American films
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