The Mystery Man

The Mystery Man

Stark Drama! A Shadow Creeping Through the Night!

NR 1935 · 65 min · ★ 5.6 · Crime, Mystery, Romance, Comedy

Hard-boiled newspaper reporter Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong) goes a bit too far in celebrating a work bonus and wakes up on a train bound for St. Louis with only a buck on his person. To remedy the problem, Doyle pawns the revolver he's carrying. When the gun is subsequently used in a murder, Doyle's problems only multiply. In the meantime, he's also fallen in love with a comely stranger (Maxine Doyle) he convinced to impersonate his wife.

Directed by Ray McCarey · Written by Tate Finn

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Robert Armstrong Larry Doyle
Maxine Doyle Anne Ogilvie
Henry Kolker Ellwyn A. 'Jo-Jo' Jonas
LeRoy Mason The Eel, Gangster
James Burke Managing Editor Marvin
Guy Usher District Attorney Johnson
James P. Burtis Whalen
Monte Collins Dunn, Reporter
Sam Lufkin Weeks
Otto Fries Nate, Pawnbroker
Norman Houston T. Fulton Whistler
Dell Henderson Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager

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