
An investigator looks into the activities of a movie producer he believes is involved in smuggling Asians into the U.S.
Release Date: 11/7/1936
Runtime: 63 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Crane Wilbur
00Companies: Condor Productions
Countries: United States of America
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Conrad Nagel ("O'Connor") just about carries this really quite procedural smuggling caper. He is drafted in to investigate some people smuggling from Asia to California. At the airport he is met by the rather persistent (and I thought annoying) journalist "Bobbie" (Eleanor Hunt) who thinks he is really Leslie Howard! Anyway, he soon puts her straight, but sees an advantage in him playing the job-seeking actor part, so he can meet people and maybe get a lead on his gang. Of course that works, and aside from the odd, equally annoying, interludes from Vince Barnett (presumably hired for his comedic "turns", but that might just be me) the film falls into the rut of most similar B-features. This one has a particularly silly conclusion that smacked of - we've run out of film, end it quick! The production is all quite routine and it's not bad, it's just unremarkable...

Conrad Nagel
Alan O'Connor

Eleanor Hunt
Bobbie Reynolds

Vince Barnett
Speedy 'Bulbs' Callahan

Crane Wilbur
Montie Brace

Jack La Rue
Al Perrelli

Claudia Dell
Fay Temple

Harry Strang
Joe Breeze - Bus Driver
John Ivans
District Commissioner Dietrich
Vance Carroll
Burke Darrell
Lillian Wessner
Nurse
1956