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Crime

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

- THE PAY-OFF WAS MURDER!

Janet Spencer is driving down a country road when one of her tires blows out. This seemingly innocuous, everyday occurrence leads Linda into a labyrinth of murder, blackmail and intrigue.

Release Date : 1946-09-03

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Republic Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

William Henry

Character Name : Steve Morgan

Original Name : William Henry

Gender : Male

Linda Stirling

Character Name : Janet Spencer

Original Name : Linda Stirling

Gender : Female

Virginia Christine

Character Name : Lola Carson

Original Name : Virginia Christine

Gender : Female

Thomas E. Jackson

Character Name : Police Lt. Milo Jones

Original Name : Thomas E. Jackson

Gender : Male

Barbara Woodell

Character Name : Rita Armstrong

Original Name : Barbara Woodell

Gender : Male

Kenne Duncan

Character Name : Sam Priestly

Original Name : Kenne Duncan

Gender : Male

Virginia Brissac

Character Name : Martha, the Housekeeper

Original Name : Virginia Brissac

Gender : Female

Lyle Latell

Character Name : Peter Musso, Henchman

Original Name : Lyle Latell

Gender : Male

Ernie Adams

Character Name : Frank Gary, Henchman

Original Name : Ernie Adams

Gender : Male

Tris Coffin

Character Name : John Armstrong

Original Name : Tris Coffin

Gender : Male

Arthur Space

Character Name : County Coroner

Original Name : Arthur Space

Gender : Male

Robert Bice

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Robert Bice

Gender : Male

Roy Barcroft

Character Name : Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Barcroft

Gender : Male

Symona Boniface

Character Name : Landlady (uncredited)

Original Name : Symona Boniface

Gender : Female

Ed Cassidy

Character Name : Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Cassidy

Gender : Male

James Linn

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : James Linn

Gender : Male

Charles Sullivan

Character Name : George - the Mechanic (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Sullivan

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-02-12

"Janet" (Linda Stirling) gets a puncture and seeks the assistance of "Armstrong" (Tristram Coffin) incurring the chagrin of that man's rather jealous wife "Rita" (Barbara Wooddell). To make matters worse, she now drives off in the wife's car only to collide with another car and then find herself embroiled in a previous, and fatal, hit-and-run with the partner of the husband of the wife of the car she is driving. Still with me? Now she engages the help of PI "Morgan" (William Henry) to try to get to the bottom of an internecine mystery that involves fraud, insurance and mysterious women. It packs quite a lot of plot into an hour, but the acting and the dialogue is banal at best with very basic production values that smack more of television than cinema. It probably looked OK at a drive-in when the audience maybe had better things to do, and it really is pretty instantly forgettable fayre.