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Special Investigator (1936)

Special Investigator

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1h 1m

Crime, Drama, Romance

May 8th, 1936

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A lawyer changes from defending public enemies to bringing them to justice after his brother is killed.

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Cast

Richard Dix
William 'Bill' Fenwick, aka Richard 'Dick' Galt
Margaret Callahan
Virginia Selton
Erik Rhodes
Benny Gray
Owen Davis Jr.
George Fenwick
Ray Mayer
Dutch
Harry Jans
Cy Adams
Joe Sawyer
Jim 'Jimmy' Plummer
J. Carrol Naish
Edward J. 'Eddie' Selton
Sheila Terry
Judy Taylor
J.M. Kerrigan
Judge Plumgate
Full cast & crew

Directors

Louis King
Full cast & crew

Producers

Samuel J. Briskin
producer: : executive producer (uncredited)
Cliff Reid
associate producer
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Writers

Erle Stanley Gardner
(story "Fugitive Road")
Louis Stevens
screenplay
(???)
Thomas Lennon
(screenplay) and
Full cast & crew

Taglines

When a Criminal Lawyer turns G Man..LOOK OUT!
RICHARD DIX in the story of a crime "mouth-piece" who turned on the killers he had defended.
The amazing story of a criminal lawyer who turned on the crime world.
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Keywords

revenge
death of brother
horseback riding
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

September 11th, 1939 (Spain) (Barcelona)
February 19th, 1940 (Spain) (Madrid)
August 15th, 1936 (Sweden)
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Alternative Titles

Special Investigator (original title)
Mensageiro da Vingança (Brazil)
Mensageiro de Vingança (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

61 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Distribution Companies

RKO Radio Films (Sweden)
RKO Radio Pictures (United States of America)
C&C Television Corporation (United States of America)

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