The Inner Circle (1946 film)
The Inner Circle is a 1946 film noir mystery film directed by Philip Ford starring Adele Mara, Warren Douglas, William Frawley and Ricardo Cortez. A Variety critic wrote, "The Inner Circle hasn't much to recommend it. Even whodunit addicts will turn a quizzical eyebrow at the tangled, illogical, and crudely put-together story".[1]
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| Directed by | Philip Ford (as Phil Ford) |
| Produced by | William J. O'Sullivan (as Wm J. O'Sullivan) |
| Written by | Leonard St. Clair Lawrence Taylor |
| Screenplay by | Dorrell McGowan Stuart E. McGowan |
| Starring | Adele Mara Warren Douglas William Frawley Ricardo Cortez |
| Music by | Mort Glickman |
| Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
| Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A secretary frames a private investigator (Warren Douglas) for murder to deflect suspicion away from her younger sister.
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
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References
- Variety (10 Sept. 1946).
External links
- The Inner Circle on IMDb
- The Inner Circle is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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