''Killer at Large'' is a 1936 American
mystery film
A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, i ...
directed by
David Selman
David Selman (1878 – August 1, 1937) was an American film director.Langman & Finn p.86
Selected filmography
* '' South Sea Love'' (1923)
* '' Kentucky Days'' (1923)
* ''Remember'' (1926)
* ''Resurrection'' (1931)
* '' The Westerner'' (1934)
* ...
from a script by
Harold Shumate
Harold Shumate (September 7, 1893 – August 5, 1983) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 100 films between 1917 and 1954. He was born in Austin, Texas and died in Ventura County, California.
Selected filmography
* '' Fighting Back' ...
, which stars
Mary Brian
Mary Brian (born Louise Byrdie Dantzler, February 17, 1906 – December 30, 2002) was an American actress who made the transition from silent films to sound films.
Early life
Brian was born in Corsicana, Texas, the daughter of Taurrence J. ...
,
Russell Hardie
William Russell Hardie (May 20, 1904 – July 21, 1973) was an American film actor.
He appeared in ''The Costello Case'', '' Broadway to Hollywood'', '' Stage Mother'', ''Christopher Bean'', '' As the Earth Turns'', '' Men in White'', ''Opera ...
, and
George McKay.
Plot
Cast list
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Mary Brian
Mary Brian (born Louise Byrdie Dantzler, February 17, 1906 – December 30, 2002) was an American actress who made the transition from silent films to sound films.
Early life
Brian was born in Corsicana, Texas, the daughter of Taurrence J. ...
as Linda Allen
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Russell Hardie
William Russell Hardie (May 20, 1904 – July 21, 1973) was an American film actor.
He appeared in ''The Costello Case'', '' Broadway to Hollywood'', '' Stage Mother'', ''Christopher Bean'', '' As the Earth Turns'', '' Men in White'', ''Opera ...
as Tommy Braddock
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George McKay as Sergeant Kelly
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Thurston Hall
Ernest Thurston Hall (May 10, 1882 – February 20, 1958) was an American film, stage and television actor.Aylesworth, Thomas G. and Bowman, John S. (1987). ''The World Almanac Who's Who of Film''. World Almanac. . Pp. 186-187.
Career Stag ...
as Inspector O'Hara
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Henry Brandon as Mr. Zero
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Betty Compson as Kate
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Harry Hayden
Harry may refer to:
TV shows
* ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin
* ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons
* ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...
as William Bentley
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Boyd Irwin
Boyd Irwin (12 March 1880 – 22 January 1957) was an English stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1915 and 1948, both silent and "talkies", including a starring role in Australian film ''For Australia'' in 1915. ...
as Whitley
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Charles R. Moore as Highpockets
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Harry Bernard
Harry Bernard (January 13, 1878 – November 4, 1940) was an American actor and comedian best remembered for his appearance in numerous comedy films by Mack Sennett and Hal Roach.
Harry Bernard appeared in over 150 films between 1915 and 1940, ...
as Sexton
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Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint (January 1, 1871 – September 10, 1940) was an American stage and film actor and director whose career began in the silent era. He acted in over 300 films and directed more than 90. He was sometimes credited as Edward J. Le Sa ...
as Landlord
* Alma Chester as Old lady
* Rolf Ernest as Messenger
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Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway (March 4, 1884 – January 4, 1959), born Leonard Charles Shumway, was an American actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1909 and 1953. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Los Angeles, California.
Select ...
as Police captain
* William Arnold as Police operator
* Beatrice Curtis as Shop girl
* Brady Kline as Lieutenant
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James Millican
James Millican (February 17, 1911 – November 24, 1955) was an American actor with over 200 film appearances mostly in western movies.
Millican was the son of Fred S. Millican, a circus owner, and Dorothy Millican.
Millican was a clos ...
as Hotel clerk
* Charles Dorety as Stunt driver
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Roger Gray as Coffin man
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Lon Chaney Jr.
Creighton Tull Chaney (February10, 1906 – July12, 1973), known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film '' The Wolf Man'' (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dra ...
as Coffin man
(Cast list as per
AFI
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* ''Address-family identifier'', a 16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol
* Ashton Fletcher Irwin, an Australian drummer
* AFI (band), an American rock band
** ''AFI'' (2004 album), a retrospective album by AFI rele ...
database)
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References
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Columbia Pictures films
Films directed by David Selman
1936 mystery films
1936 films
American mystery films
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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