The Great Swindle

The Great Swindle

TRAPPING FIREBUGS..With Evidence To Burn..And Thrills To Spare!

1941 · 58 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Mystery

In this mystery, an insurance investigator must find the arsonists behind the burning of a warehouse. The detective does get some good photographs as evidence, but they are stolen from his apartment. He really isn't a great sleuth and winds up accusing everyone but the real culprit of the crime. As a result, he loses his job and must perform the investigation on his own.

Directed by Lewis D. Collins · Written by Eric Taylor

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Cast

Jack Holt Jack Regan
Jonathan Hale Swann
Henry Kolker Stewart Cordell
Marjorie Reynolds Margaret Swann
Donald Douglas Bill Farrow
Sidney Blackmer Dave Lennox
Douglas Fowley Rocky Andrews
Boyd Irwin Thomas Marshall
Tom Kennedy Capper Smith

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