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Behind Green Lights( 1946)

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Overview

An unscrupulous private investigator with a penchant for blackmail is found dead in a car and the leading suspect is Janet Bradley, the daughter of a mayoral candidate. With the election just weeks away, shady and ruthless individuals muscle the medical officer into switching the corpse with another body. Lieutenant Sam Carson, one of the few good apples in the bunch must find a way to get to the bottom of it all.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Carole Landis

      Janet Bradley

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      William Gargan

      Lt. Sam Carson

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      Richard Crane

      Johnny Williams, Reporter

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      Mary Anderson

      Nora Bard

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      John Ireland

      Det. Oppenheimer

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      Charles Russell

      Arthur Templeton

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      Roy Roberts

      Max Calvert

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      Mabel Paige

      Flossie

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      Stanley Prager

      Ruzinsky, Milkman

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      Charles Tannen

      Ames, Reporter

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      Don Beddoe

      Yager

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      Bernard Nedell

      Walter Bard

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      Charles Arnt

      Daniel Boone Wintergreen

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      Fred Sherman

      Zachary, "The Philadelphia Phantom"

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      Nick Stewart

      Man reporting stolen car

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      Robert Adler

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Oct 30 2022
    When a recently slain body is dumped at the entrance to the police station, it falls to "Lt. Carson" (William Gargan) to get to the bottom of things. Snag is, he thinks he has his culprit then the body disappears, the clues seem to conflict and he seems to be back at square one. Might the sassy "Janet Bradley" (Carol Landis) be behind it all? Well, sadly, Otto Brower doesn't really provide us with very much to get our grey matter stimulated. Gargan always was exceptionally mediocre and even with the presence of the usually lively Miss Landis, and some attempts at humour now and again, this stil...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • film noir