The Inner Circle (1946 film)
| The Inner Circle | |
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| Directed by | Philip Ford |
| Produced by | William J. O'Sullivan (associate producer) |
| Written by |
Dorrell McGowan (writer) Stuart E. McGowan (writer) Leonard St. Clair (radio script) Lawrence Taylor (radio script) |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Mort Glickman |
| Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
| Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | USA |
The Inner Circle is a 1946 American Film Noir film directed by Philip Ford.
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 those who may have done it.
Cast
- Adele Mara as Geraldine Travis, alias Gerry Smith
- Warren Douglas as Johnny Strange
- William Frawley as Det. Lt. Webb
- Ricardo Cortez as Duke York
- Virginia Christine as Rhoda Roberts
- Ken Niles as Ken, Radio Announcer
- Will Wright as Henry Boggs
- Dorothy Adams as Emma Wilson
- Martha Montgomery as Anne Travis Lowe
- Edward Gargan as Parking Ticket Cop
- Fred Graham as Duke's Henchman
- Eddie Parker as Duke's Henchman
- Robert J. Wilke as Police Officer Cummings
External links
- The Inner Circle at the Internet Movie Database
- The Inner Circle is available for free download at the Internet Archive