The Great Swindle

Apr 10, 1941

0h 58m

★ 0.0

TRAPPING FIREBUGS..With Evidence To Burn..And Thrills To Spare!

Overview

In this mystery, an insurance investigator must find the arsonists behind the burning of a warehouse. The detective does get some good photographs as evidence, but they are stolen from his apartment. He really isn't a great sleuth and winds up accusing everyone but the real culprit of the crime. As a result, he loses his job and must perform the investigation on his own.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Jack Regan

Jack Holt

Swann

Jonathan Hale

Stewart Cordell

Henry Kolker

Margaret Swann

Marjorie Reynolds

Bill Farrow

Donald Douglas

Dave Lennox

Sidney Blackmer

Rocky Andrews

Douglas Fowley

Thomas Marshall

Boyd Irwin

Capper Smith

Tom Kennedy

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