Mary Ryan, Detective

Nov 3, 1949

1h 8m

★ 5.1

Overview

A female police detective enters jail to gain the confidence of a shoplifter and learn the identity of the leader of a stolen goods racket.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Action

Adventure

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Mary Ryan

Marsha Hunt

Capt. Billings

John Litel

Estelle Byron

June Vincent

Sawyer

Harry Shannon

Joey Gurney (as William Phillips)

William Phillips

Mrs. Angie Sawyer

Katherine Warren

Wilma Hall

Victoria Horne

Belden

John Dehner

Mike Faber

Arthur Space

Riley

Kernan Cripps

Chester Wiggin

Chester Clute

Collins

Paul E. Burns

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