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The Inner Circle (1946)

57 min  -  Mystery  -   7 August 1946 (USA)
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A private detective finds himself with a perfect new secretary. But after a notorious gossip columnist turns up murdered, she may prove too good to be true.

Director:

Philip Ford

Writers:

Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan, and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Adele Mara, Warren Douglas and William Frawley
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The Inner Circle -- A private detective finds himself with a perfect new secretary. But after a notorious gossip columnist turns up murdered, she may prove too good to be true.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Adele Mara Adele Mara ...
Geraldine Travis, alias Gerry Smith
Warren Douglas Warren Douglas ...
Johnny Strange
William Frawley William Frawley ...
Det. Lt. Webb
Ricardo Cortez Ricardo Cortez ...
Duke York
Virginia Christine Virginia Christine ...
Rhoda Roberts
Ken Niles Ken Niles ...
Ken, Radio Announcer
Will Wright ...
Henry Boggs
Dorothy Adams Dorothy Adams ...
Emma Wilson
Martha Montgomery Martha Montgomery ...
Anne Travis Lowe
Edward Gargan Edward Gargan ...
Parking Ticket Cop
Fred Graham Fred Graham ...
Duke's Henchman
Eddie Parker Eddie Parker ...
Duke's Henchman
Robert J. Wilke ...
Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
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Storyline

Before he can finish placing his help-wanted ad over the phone, the perfect candidate shows up at the office of Johnny Strange and fills the position of secretary without even giving Johnny a chance to say yes. She immediately takes the call from a new client, a mysterious woman with a Spanish accent. When Johnny meets her, the client is dressed all in black and wearing a heavy veil that conceals her face. She takes him to a house with a corpse lying in it, and asks him to take care of it. Before Johnny can call the police she knocks him unconscious with a bookend. He wakes up to see Det. Lt. Webb, who tells him the dead man is a notorious gossip columnist with a popular radio program. A nightclub manager, a singer, a housekeeper, a hard-of-hearing groundskeeper and two beautiful blondes are among the whos who may have done it. Written by J. Spurlin  

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Secretary | Gossip Columnist | Groundskeeper | Nightclub | Radio Program  | See more »

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Mystery

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Republic Pictures (I) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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[first lines]
Johnny Strange: [over the phone] Hello, this is Johnny Strange of Action Incorporated. No, not Strange Action Incorporated. Johnny Strange *of* Action Incorporated. Yeah. I want to place an ad in the Help Wanted Female. Mm-hm. Wanted: secretary to human dynamo. Exclamation point. Must be blonde, beautiful, between 22 and 28, unmarried, with a skin you love to touch and a heart you can't.
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