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The Mystery Man(1935)
Status: Released
Date: 1935-02-12
56%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 5m
Stark Drama! A Shadow Creeping Through the Night!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Paul Malvern Productions
Monogram Pictures
Movie: The Mystery Man
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1935-02-12
Average
5.556
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
Stark Drama! A Shadow Creeping Through the Night!
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