The Mystery Man

Hard-boiled newspaper reporter Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong) goes a bit too far in celebrating a work bonus and wakes up on a train bound for St. Louis with only a buck on his person. To remedy the problem, Doyle pawns the revolver he's carrying. When the gun is subsequently used in a murder, Doyle's problems only multiply. In the meantime, he's also fallen in love with a comely stranger (Maxine Doyle) he convinced to impersonate his wife.

Cast

Robert Armstrong

as Larry Doyle

Maxine Doyle

as Anne Ogilvie

Henry Kolker

as Ellwyn A. 'Jo-Jo' Jonas

LeRoy Mason

as The Eel, Gangster

James Burke

as Managing Editor Marvin

Guy Usher

as District Attorney Johnson

James P. Burtis

as Whalen

Monte Collins

as Dunn, Reporter

Sam Lufkin

as Weeks

Otto Fries

as Nate, Pawnbroker

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