''The Invisible Killer'' is a 1939 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 Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means ...

directed by

Sam Newfield Sam Newfield, born Samuel Neufeld, (December 6, 1899 - November 10, 1964), also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American B-movie Film director, director, one of the most prolific in American film history—he is credited with d ...

and starring

Grace Bradley Grace Bradley (September 21, 1913 – September 21, 2010) was an American film actress who was active in Hollywood during the 1930s. Early life Bradley was born in Brooklyn and was an only child. As a child, she took piano lessons and, by the ...

Roland Drew Roland Drew (born Walter Goss; August 4, 1900 – March 17, 1988) was an American actor. Biography Born in 1900 in New York City, Drew made his first film in 1926 and continued to work until the 1940s. Noted primarily as Dolores del Río' ...

and William Newell.Gates p.96 It was one of the earliest films made by

Producers Releasing Corporation Producers Releasing Corporation was the smallest and least prestigious of the Hollywood film studios of the 1940s. It was considered a prime example of what was called "Poverty Row": a low-rent stretch of Gower Street in Hollywood where shoest ...

, a low-budget outfit concentrating on

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Synopsis

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offers to inform to the

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about the ringleaders of a gambling syndicate but is murdered before he can do so before by a seeming "invisible killer".

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Sue Walker and her policeman fiancée Jerry Brown take up the investigation.

Cast

as Sue Walker *

as Lt. Jerry Brown * William Newell as Det. Sgt. Pat Dugan *

Alex Callam Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple ...

as Arthur Enslee * Frank Coletti as Vani Martin * Sidney Grayler as Lefty Ross *

Crane Whitley Crane or cranes may refer to: Common meanings * Crane (bird), a large, long-necked bird * Crane (machine), industrial machinery for lifting ** Crane (rail), a crane suited for use on railroads People and fictional characters * Crane (surname), ...

as Dist. Atty. Richard Sutton *

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 Mr. Cunningham *

Jean Brooks Jean Brooks (born Ruby Matilda Kelly; December 23, 1915November 25, 1963) was an American film actress and singer who appeared in over thirty films. Though she never achieved major stardom in Hollywood, she had several prominent roles in the ea ...

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 Kernan may refer to: People Surname * Catherine Kernan (born 1948), American artist *Edward Kernan (1771–1844), Irish clergyman * Francis Kernan (1816–1892), American politician *Francis Joseph Kernan (1859-1945), American general * James Kerna ...

as Plainclothesman * John Elliott as Gambler *

Al Ferguson Al Ferguson (19 April 1888 – 4 December 1971) was an Irish-born American film actor. Born in County Wexford, Ireland, he appeared in nearly 300 films between 1912 and 1956. Billed as Smoke Ferguson, by 1912 he was making Westerns for Selig ...

as Detective Guarding Tyler *

Larry Steers Lawrence Wells Steers (February 14, 1888 – February 15, 1951) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 550 films between 1917 and 1951. He was born in Indiana, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Partial filmography * ' ...

as Sue's Boss

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1939 films 1939 mystery films American mystery films Films directed by Sam Newfield American black-and-white films Producers Releasing Corporation films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-US-film-stub