The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
THE PAY-OFF WAS MURDER!
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
56 min
Release Date
1946-09-03
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
12
Vote Average
4.3
William Henry
Steve Morgan
Linda Stirling
Janet Spencer
Virginia Christine
Lola Carson
Thomas E. Jackson
Police Lt. Milo Jones
Barbara Woodell
Rita Armstrong
Kenne Duncan
Sam Priestly
Virginia Brissac
Martha, the Housekeeper
Lyle Latell
Peter Musso, Henchman
Ernie Adams
Frank Gary, Henchman
Tristram Coffin
John Armstrong
Arthur Space
County Coroner
Robert Bice
Doctor
Roy Barcroft
Blackmailer (voice) (uncredited)
Symona Boniface
Landlady (uncredited)
Ed Cassidy
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
James Linn
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
George - the Mechanic (uncredited)
5.3
The Human Jungle
Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he implements many changes and soon finds himself under fire by the newspapers, the attorney of a racket leader and the denizens of this human jungle.
1954-10-03 | en
6.2
The Glass Web
A manipulative diva blackmails a married man and insults her secret lover, leading to her murder. As the husband tries to cover his tracks, the lover sabotages him and suggests turning the case into a TV show episode.
1953-11-11 | en
5.7
I, the Jury
After his best friend and war buddy is mysteriously gunned down, Mike Hammer will stop at nothing to settle the score for the man who sacrificed a limb to save his own life during combat. Along the way, Hammer rides a fine line between gumshoe and a one-man jury, staying two-steps ahead of the law—and trying not to get bumped off in the process.
1953-08-14 | en
5.8
The Long Wait
Soon after thumbing a ride from a truck driver, Johnny McBride is badly burned and suffers from complete amnesia when the vehicle he’s riding in blows a tire and goes over an embankment in a fiery blaze. McBride later receives a tip from an acquaintance that a photo of him was placed prominently in the window of a photography studio in a town called Lyncastle, so Johnny immediately leaves for the burg in the hopes that something there will jog his memory.
1954-05-26 | en
6.2
The Man Who Cheated Himself
A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
1950-12-26 | en
5.6
Chinatown at Midnight
A young man who steals valuable Oriental objects for a crooked antique dealer is hunted down by the police after his latest Chinatown robbery turns violent.
1949-11-17 | en
5.9
Nocturne
In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.
1946-10-29 | en
6.3
Scene of the Crime
A cop investigates the shooting of another policeman... that may have been involved in crooked activities.
1949-07-28 | en
6.2
The Thief
A chance accident causes a nuclear physicist, who's selling top secret material to the Russians, to fall under FBI scrutiny and go on the run.
1952-10-15 | en
6.2
Witness to Murder
A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.
1954-04-15 | en
5.4
Illegal Entry
Long before he became producer/director of The Tonight Show, Fred DeCordova helmed the Universal meller Illegal Entry. Howard Duff, who later worked with DeCordova on the TV series Mr. Adams and Eve, stars as Bert Powers, an undercover agent for the U.S. Department of Immigration. While attempting to bring a vicious gang of alien smugglers to justice, Powers falls in love with Anna Duvak (Marta Toren), a gang member who is Not What She Seems.
1949-06-01 | en
6.0
5 Against the House
Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.
1955-06-10 | en
7.1
The Breaking Point
A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
1950-10-06 | en
7.0
Phantom Lady
A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his wife.
1944-01-28 | en
6.4
The Locket
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
1946-12-20 | en
5.4
Appointment with a Shadow
George Nader plays a reporter whose career is ruined by liquor. A comeback opportunity presents itself when Nader is a bystander at the arrest of a well-known criminal.
1957-09-01 | en
3.5
Right Hand of the Devil
A sleazy but ingenious criminal masterminds a heist at a sold-out sports arena. He hires a motley crew of henchmen, seduces the middle-aged head cashier, and plans some brutal ruses to elude the law. But he's his own worst enemy.
1963-07-01 | en
6.5
Pushover
A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
1954-07-14 | en
6.6
He Walked by Night
Roy Martin aka Roy Morgan is a burglar and former war-time Radio & Electronics Engineer who listens in to radio police calls, allowing him to stay one step ahead of the cops.
1949-02-06 | en
6.4
The Steel Trap
Joseph Cotten plays an assistant bank manager who steals $1,000,000 from the safe late on a Friday and then plans to flee to Brazil over the weekend.
1952-11-12 | en