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MysteryCrime

The League of Frightened Men

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Nero Wolfe agrees to investigate a series of murders that seem to be tied in with a past Harvard hazing prank that went awry.

Release Date : 1937-05-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Walter Connolly

Character Name : Nero Wolfe

Original Name : Walter Connolly

Gender : Male

Lionel Stander

Character Name : Archie Goodwin

Original Name : Lionel Stander

Gender : Male

Eduardo Ciannelli

Character Name : Paul Chapin

Original Name : Eduardo Ciannelli

Gender : Male

Irene Hervey

Character Name : Evelyn Hibbard

Original Name : Irene Hervey

Gender : Female

Victor Kilian

Character Name : Pitney Scott

Original Name : Victor Kilian

Gender : Male

Nana Bryant

Character Name : Agnes Burton

Original Name : Nana Bryant

Gender : Female

Walter Kingsford

Character Name : Ferdinand E. Bowen

Original Name : Walter Kingsford

Gender : Male

Ian Wolfe

Character Name : Nicholas Cabot

Original Name : Ian Wolfe

Gender : Male

Leonard Mudie

Character Name : Andrew Hibbard

Original Name : Leonard Mudie

Gender : Male

Rafaela Ottiano

Character Name : Dora Chapin

Original Name : Rafaela Ottiano

Gender : Female

Joseph Allen

Character Name : Mark Chapin

Original Name : Joseph Allen

Gender : Male

Jonathan Hale

Character Name : Alexander Drummond

Original Name : Jonathan Hale

Gender : Male

Edward McNamara

Character Name : Insp. Cramer

Original Name : Edward McNamara

Gender : Male

Kenneth Hunter

Character Name : Dr. Loring A. "Burt" Burton

Original Name : Kenneth Hunter

Gender : Male

Charles Irwin

Character Name : Augustus Farrell

Original Name : Charles Irwin

Gender : Male

Jameson Thomas

Character Name : Michael Ayers

Original Name : Jameson Thomas

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-20

Walter Connolly is really only competent in this rather lightweight crime thriller. His "Nero Wolfe" character is called upon to investigate the killings of some Harvard alumni many years after a hazing incident at the frat house went spectacularly wrong; leaving one poor fresher crippled. Now I've only read one or two of Rex Stout's books featuring this legendary, self-indulgent, detective and I can't say I ever really engaged with his character, or that of his sidekick "Archie" (Lionel Stander in this) and that didn't exactly help me appreciate this pretty formulaic, lacklustre even, drama that is pretty much a join the dots affair. Eduardo Ciannelli does his best to liven things up, but really it is the screenplay that lacks punch. The ending, when it comes, is almost as routine as if we were ending a chapter of a book before reading the next one - no real sense of suspense, jeopardy or even interest. The production is basic at best and well, nah, sorry - maybe one for "Wolfe" fans, but of little merit otherwise.