''Devil's Cargo'' is a 1948 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
John F. Link Sr.
It was the fourteenth of the sixteen
Falcon
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Adult falcons ...
films produced in the 1940s, and the first of the three featuring the magician and actor John Calvert. The film was released by
Film Classics Film Classics was an American film distributor active between 1943 and 1951.Slide p.72 Established by Irvin Shapiro, the company initially concentrated on re-releases of earlier hits by other studios, but began to handle new independent productions ...
, instead of
RKO Pictures.
Plot summary
Cast
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John Calvert as Michael "
The Falcon" Watling
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Rochelle Hudson
Rochelle Hudson (born Rachael Elizabeth Hudson; March 6, 1916 – January 17, 1972) was an American film actress from the 1930s through the 1960s.[Roscoe Karns
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Places United States
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* Roscoe, Illinois, a villag ...]
as Lt. Hardy
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Lyle Talbot
Lyle Florenz Talbot (born Lisle Henderson, also credited Lysle Talbot; February 8, 1902 – March 2, 1996) was an American stage, screen and television actor. His career in films spanned three decades, from 1931 to 1960, and he performed on ...
as Johnny Morello
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Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz (November 5, 1893 – October 6, 1964) was an American film actor, appearing in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1957. He was the father of actress Lori March.
Von Eltz was a Yale University professor's son. After 12 ...
as Thomas Mallon
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Michael Mark as Salvation Army Captain
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Tom Kennedy Thomas or Tom Kennedy may refer to:
Politics
*Thomas Kennedy (Scottish judge) (1673–1754), joint Solicitor General for Scotland 1709–14, Lord Advocate 1714, Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs 1720–21
* Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassilis ...
as Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado
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Paul Marion as Ramon Delgado
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Paul Regan as Bernie Horton
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Eula Guy as Mrs. Murphy, landlady
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Christine Larson as Nurse
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Walter Soderling as The Coroner
* Peter Michael as Mr. Worthington
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Fred Coby
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as Fred
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1948 films
American mystery films
1948 crime films
American black-and-white films
Films scored by Paul Dessau
Film Classics films
1948 mystery films
American crime films
The Falcon (film character) films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
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