''The Adventures of Jane Arden'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Terry O. Morse and written by

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, Lawrence Kimble, and Charles W. Curran. The film stars Rosella Towne,

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, James Stephenson,

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and

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. The film was released by

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on March 18, 1939.

Plot

A girl is killed by a criminal gang. Reporter Arden refuses to write the story, since she does not believe the police have found the real culprit, and gets fired for it. Apparently, the firing is fake, and she goes undercover to catch the real killers with stolen jewelry supplied by the investigator.

Cast

* Rosella Towne as Jane Arden *

as Ed Towers * James Stephenson as Dr. George Vanders *

as Marvin Piermont *

as Teenie Moore *

as Lola Martin *Edgar Edwards as William 'Bill' Clifton *

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as Suspect 'Killer' * Pierre Watkin as Albert Thayer * Maris Wrixon as Martha Blanton *

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as Reporter

References

External links

* 1939 films 1930s English-language films Warner Bros. films American crime films 1939 crime films Films directed by Terry O. Morse American black-and-white films 1939 directorial debut films 1930s American films {{1930s-crime-film-stub